Front Cover: Financing ageing societies and keeping the elderly active and engaged will be a growing concern among regional countries. The picture on the Annual Report front cover continues the practice of identifying a regional challenge, which is also reflected in the ISEAS research agenda. (Courtesy of Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports.)

FrontCvr AR07-08.indd 2 7/8/08 10:44:08 AM A REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE

DEDICATED TO THE STUDY OF

SOCIO-POLITICAL, SECURITY,

AND ECONOMIC TRENDS

AND DEVELOPMENTS

IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

AND ITS WIDER GEOSTRATEGIC

AND ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

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Executive Summary 4

Mission Statement 9

Organizational Structure 10

International Advisory Panel (IAP) 14

Research Programmes and Activities 15

Public Affairs Unit 43

Publications Unit 49

Library 52

Administration 61

Computer Unit 62

Appendices 63

I Research Staff 64

II Visiting Researchers and Affiliates 71

III Fellowships and Scholarship Recipients 80

IV Public Lectures, Conferences, and Seminars 81

V New Publications by ISEAS, 2007–08 91

VI Donations, Grants, Contributions, and Fees Received 93

Audited Financial Statements 95

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he FY2007/08 was an exceptionally busy Studies Centre within ISEAS. Headed by former T period for ISEAS, given the overlap of two ASEAN Secretary-General Rodolfo C. Severino, anniversary years — marked by the 40th the Centre seeks to offer support to the ASEAN anniversary of the establishment of ASEAN and the Secretariat on how ASEAN can achieve closer 40th anniversary of the founding of ISEAS. ISEAS economic, political and socio-cultural integration. remained engaged in a wide range of research and study on Southeast Asia and its geopolitical and Research on the politics, economics, and societies economic interactions with its broader environment, of Southeast Asia both on an individual country particularly the major powers. The work was basis and on a regional basis has always been undertaken not just by in-house scholars but also a core part of the research agenda of ISEAS. by tapping a range of expertise from outside, both Among the projects completed or were ongoing in Singapore and abroad, with ISEAS research staff were Malaysia’s foreign policy, Dr Mahathir and often serving as anchors or facilitators of projects. his legacy, political Islam in Indonesia, Southeast Asian countries’ relations with China, the security There was considerable policy-related work done dynamics between South and Southeast Asia, the on Southeast Asian and East Asian regionalism. It rise of Asian maritime power in the 21st century included a project for the ASEAN Secretariat that and its implications for Southeast Asia, identified options and made recommendations globalization and its counter-forces in Southeast for financial cooperation among the East Asia Asia, financing issues for an ageing society in Summit (EAS) countries; a study with policy Southeast Asia and issues relating to migrant recommendations, done in collaboration with workers. The annual Vietnam Update and Japanese and Indian think-tanks, on economic Myanmar Update, highly regarded in the scholarly integration of the EAS region; and a study aimed community, continued to be done in collaboration at identifying the policy challenges facing attempts with the Australian National University. Other to build a robust financial architecture for East important issues relating to specific countries Asia. ASEAN’s relations with its dialogue partners as well as the region as a whole were examined remained an important area of interest and the year through many seminars and forums on the politics saw the holding of forums on ASEAN-U.S. and and economies of Southeast Asian countries, ASEAN-Korea relations. including a Brunei Forum which was organized jointly with the Brunei Economic Development The importance accorded to ASEAN-related work Board. A major conference was organized was reflected in the establishment of an ASEAN on “Early Indian influences in Southeast Asia:

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01 AExe.Sum p4-13.indd 4 6/26/08 5:24:17 PM Reflections on Cross-Cultural Movements” with APEC related activities — networking with the the objective of enhancing understanding of the APEC Secretariat and APEC Study Centres around cultural linkages between India and Southeast the region, and attending the annual APEC Study Asia. The papers presented will be published as Centres Consortium meetings. a book. At the same time ISEAS has maintained a very In addition to ISEAS’ core political, economic active publications programme. It has continued and social studies programmes, clusters of to produce its three journals (Contemporary interdisciplinary research have been developed. Southeast Asia, ASEAN Economic Bulletin, and The ISEAS environment studies cluster was SOJOURN) as well as the annual Southeast expanded in 2007 into an Environment and Climate Asian Affairs. These publications, which take Change cluster which has launched a seminar considerable time and effort to produce, as well series by scholars, policy-makers and practitioners as the research output in the form of books, have to disseminate expert views on these increasingly maintained the international reputation of ISEAS important subjects. The Energy Studies cluster in Southeast Asian studies. During the year ISEAS continues to organize numerous seminars and will published or co-published more than 60 titles. continue to do so jointly with the newly established Six ISEAS books were also translated into four Energy Studies Institute at the NUS. A conference languages — Bahasa Indonesia, Malay, Jawi on energy efficiency was also organized. The and Chinese. In commemoration of ISEAS’ 40th Gender Studies cluster organized seminars on anniversary the publications unit issued a CD-ROM gender issues and a study on migrant women 40 Years of Publishing. from Indonesia, including domestic workers, is being undertaken with focus on pre-departure The ISEAS Library participated actively in programmes for these workers. On Singapore, commemorating the 40th anniversary of ISEAS by there is a project to do book-length biographies contributing display and souvenir items as well as of Singapore’s first generation leaders, with publishing a new library guide. The permanent S. biographies on Mr S. Rajaratnam, Dr Goh Keng Rajaratnam exhibition in a prominent corner of the Swee, Dr Toh Chin Chye and Mr Lim Kim San in library was launched by President S.R. Nathan on the pipeline. 8 April 2007. A measure of the library’s growing usage among readers is the 133 per cent increase Since the APEC Study Centre is located in ISEAS, over the previous year, in the hit rate of its SEALion the Institute continues to be actively involved in online catalogue.

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01 AExe.Sum p4-13.indd 5 6/26/08 5:24:21 PM ISEAS researchers provided briefings on regional Marshall — Singapore’s first Chief Minister and and international issues, to visiting policy-makers second Chairman of ISEAS Board of Trustees. and scholars from think-tanks of other countries; In commemoration, ISEAS together with the regional academic and policy advisory bodies; the National Library Board, the Academy of Law, the diplomatic community; the business community; MFA Diplomatic Academy and the Jewish Welfare and national institutions in Singapore. Board, Singapore, organized a symposium on 12 March 2008 on Marshall’s life and legacy. The The extensive public outreach activities of the event witnessed one of the highest turnouts of Institute were reflected in the many public lectures, Singapore VIPs including President S. R. Nathan, forums and seminars on a whole host of subjects. Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong and Minister of They enabled the wider public to participate in the Foreign Affairs George Yeo. intellectual life of the Institute. The highlights of public events included the 2007 ASEAN lecture During the year ISEAS also launched the Southeast delivered by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Asia Lecture series to enable prominent Southeast to mark the 40th anniversary of ASEAN and a Asian personalities, other than heads of state and gala dinner in January 2008 on the eve of the heads of government, to speak on Southeast Asian annual Regional Outlook Forum to mark the 40th subjects. The inaugural Southeast Asia Lecture anniversary of ISEAS, which featured a dialogue was delivered by His Royal Highness Prince session with Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew. The Mohammed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Outlook Forum 2008, a flagship event of Trade, Brunei Darussalam. ISEAS, was attended, as in the past, by over 500 people from the corporate sector, the diplomatic The rest of 2008 and 2009 promise to be hectic corps, academia and the public sector. years in the life of this four-decade-old research institute. The 40th anniversary year of ISEAS also coincided with the centenary of the birth of David

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01 AExe.Sum p4-13.indd 6 6/26/08 5:24:27 PM H.E. President S.R. Nathan browsing a scrapbook of newspaper articles compiled by the ISEAS Library on Mr S. Rajaratnam, Singapore’s first Foreign Minister. Looking on are Ambassador Kesavapany, Director of ISEAS, and Ms Ch’ng Kim See, Head of ISEAS Library. Earlier in the day on 9 April 2007, the President had launched a permanent exhibition at the ISEAS Library to commemorate Mr Rajaratam’s lifetime achievements and career, and a display of Mr Rajaratnam’s collection of books donated by his family.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, responding to questions from the audience at the 2007 ASEAN Lecture, chaired by Ambassador K. Kesavapany, Director of ISEAS, on 7 August 2007.

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01 AExe.Sum p4-13.indd 7 6/26/08 5:24:40 PM Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew being welcomed by Professor Wang Gungwu, Chairman, ISEAS Board of Trustees, and Ambassador K. Kesavapany, Director, ISEAS, at the Gala Dinner, ISEAS’ 40th Anniversary Celebration on 7 January 2008.

President S. R. Nathan addressing the audience at the Symposium on “David Marshall — His Life and Legacy”, held on 12 March 2008.

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01 AExe.Sum p4-13.indd 8 6/26/08 5:24:54 PM Mission Statement

he Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) other researchers in the networking process by T was established as an autonomous serving as a centre that provides a congenial and organization in 1968. It is a regional research stimulating intellectual environment, encouraging centre dedicated to the study of socio-political, the fullest interaction and exchange of ideas in an security, and economic trends and developments unfettered ambience. ISEAS is dedicated to long- in Southeast Asia and its wider geostrategic and term reflective analysis and investigation in the best economic environment. traditions of scholarship. The Institute also seeks to stimulate thinking on, and exploring solutions to, In addition to stimulating research and debate some of the major salient issues in the region. within scholarly circles, ISEAS endeavours to enhance public awareness of the region and To achieve these aims, the Institute conducts a facilitate the search for viable solutions to the range of research programmes; holds conferences, varied problems confronting the region. workshops, lectures, and seminars; publishes research journals and books; and generally The Institute is strategically placed to assist provides a range of research support facilities, international, regional, and local scholars and including a large library collection.

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01 AExe.Sum p4-13.indd 9 6/26/08 5:25:01 PM Organizational Structure

Board of Trustees • Mr Freddy Lam Fong Loi, Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry he Institute is governed by a Board of Trustees. • Associate Professor Lee Lai To, National T Members are appointed for a three-year term University of Singapore and are drawn from the National University of • Mr Lim Hock Chuan, Ministry of Home Affairs Singapore, the Government, and a broad range of • Mr Lim Kok Eng, Lee Foundation Singapore professional and civic organizations and groups in • Mr Loh Wai Keong (up to 30.6.2007) Singapore. • Mr Ng How Yue, Ministry of Trade & Industry (w.e.f. 1.7.2007) Chairman • Dr Noor Aisha bte Abdul Rahman, National Professor Wang Gungwu University of Singapore c/o East Asian Institute • Mr Phillip I. Overmyer, Singapore International National University of Singapore Chamber of Commerce • Mr M. Rajaram, Singapore Indian Chamber of Deputy Chairman Commerce and Industry Mr Wong Ah Long • Mr Andrew Tan Kok Kiong, Ministry of Foreign c/o DLF Trust Management Pte Ltd Affairs • Associate Professor Tan Tai Yong, National Members University of Singapore • Mr Abdul Rohim bin Sarip, Singapore Malay • Associate Professor Toh Mun Heng, National Chamber of Commerce & Industry University of Singapore • Professor Amitav Acharya (up to 31.5.2007) • Associate Professor Tong Chee Kiong, • Associate Professor Gary Bell, National National University of Singapore University of Singapore • Mr Yap Bock Seng, Shaw Foundation • Ms Chang Hwee Nee, Ministry of Education • Ambassador K. Kesavapany (ex-officio) • Mr Patrick Daniel, Singapore Press Holdings • Professor Lily Kong, National University of Secretary Singapore Mrs Y.L. Lee • Associate Professor Kumar Ramakrishna, Several committees of the Board assist the Institute S. Rajaratnam School of International in the formulation and implementation of its Studies, Nanyang Technological University policies, programmes, and activities: (w.e.f. 1.7.2007)

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01 AExe.Sum p4-13.indd 11 6/26/08 5:25:17 PM • The Executive Committee oversees the day-to- Apart from the Director, key personnel in the day operations of the Institute. Institute are: • The Audit Committee supervises the selection • Deputy Director — Dr Chin Kin Wah of external auditors, and reviews and examines • Head, Administration — Mrs Y.L. Lee the adequacies of the Institute’s financial (concurrently Executive Secretary to ISEAS operating controls. Board of Trustees) • The Investment Committee manages the • Head, Computer Unit — Mr Nagarajan investment of the Institute’s fund. Natarajan • The Fund-Raising Committee explores ways of • Head, Library — Miss Ch’ng Kim See augmenting the Institute’s funds. • Head, Publications Unit — Mrs Triena Noeline The Institute would like to record its appreciation Ong to all members of the Board of Trustees for their • Head, Public Affairs Unit — Mr Tan Keng Jin contributions and support during the year. • Head, ASEAN Studies Centre — Mr Rodolfo C. Severino (w.e.f. 1.3.2008) ISEAS Staff • Coordinator of Regional Economic Studies The Institute has a staff strength of about 70, — Dr Denis Hew Wei-Yen comprising a core of research staff and administrative, • Coordinator of Regional Strategic and Political computing, library, and publications staff. Studies — Dr David Koh Wee Hock • Coordinator of Regional Social and Cultural The Institute’s Director, Ambassador K. Studies — Dr Russell Heng Hiang Khng Kesavapany, is the chief executive, in charge of (up to 31.12.2007); Dr Terence Chong both the Administration as well as Research. (w.e.f. 2.1.2008)

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01 AExe.Sum p4-13.indd 12 6/26/08 5:25:23 PM Director K. Kesavapany and Deputy Director Chin Kin Wah with ISEAS staff on the occasion of the long service award presentations and lunch at ISEAS on 28 January 2008. (Left to right: Mr Tee Teow Lee, Mr Mohd Kassim bin Ishak, Dr Russell Heng, Dr Chin Kin Wah, Ambassador K. Kesavapany, Mrs Celina Kiong, Ms Azian bte Nordin, Ms Susan Low, Ms Junainah bte Sariman, Mrs Y. L. Lee, Mdm Kamala d/o Retnam, Ms P. P. Susha and Mrs Triena Ong.

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01 AExe.Sum p4-13.indd 13 6/26/08 5:25:30 PM International Advisory Panel (IAP)

he ISEAS International Advisory Panel met at The members of the IAP are Professor Suchit TISEAS on 6 August 2007. The meeting chaired Bunbongkarn, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of by Chairman of ISEAS Board of Trustees, Professor Political Science, and Senior Fellow, Institute of Wang Gungwu was attended by ISEAS researchers Security and International Studies, Chulalongkorn and Heads of Units. Director Kesavapany reviewed University; Professor Dato’ Dr Shamsul Amri ISEAS activities and programmes during the Baharuddin, Director, Institute of the Malay 2006–07 period. The meeting included a session of World and Civilization, Universiti Kebangsaan interaction between IAP members and researchers. Malaysia; Professor Hal Hill, Convenor, Division of Major issues discussed ranged from trends and Economics, H. W. Arndt Professor of Southeast developments in the region, the widening and Asian Economies, Research School of Pacific deepening of research at ISEAS, the challenge and Asian Studies, The Australian National of remaining relevant, the extent to which ISEAS University; Professor Wim Stokhof, Former Director, should engage in consultancy work, the handling International Institute for Asian Studies, the of interdisciplinary research and identifying new Netherlands, and Professor Juwono Sudarsono, research areas. Indonesia’s Minister for Defence who was not present at the meeting.

Meeting of the International Advisory Panel held at ISEAS on 6 August 2007. Left to right: Professor Suchit Bunbongkarn, Professor Wang Gungwu, Ambassador K. Kesavapany, Professor Dato’ Dr Shamsul Amri Baharuddin, Professor Hal Hill and Professor Wim Stokhof.

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02 AIntAP p14.indd 14 6/26/08 5:27:27 PM Research Programmes and Activities

he research programmes and activities at are engaged in numerous activities besides T ISEAS are carried out by a core group of group and individual research. They function as research staff as well as by a larger group of visiting coordinators and organizers of research projects, scholars, researchers, and affiliates. The research training programmes, conferences, public lectures, and related activities of the Institute are grouped and seminars; editors and referees of ISEAS under three research programmes — Regional journals, working papers, and book publications. Economic Studies (RES), Regional Strategic and Researchers provide briefings for the diplomatic Political Studies (RSPS) — and Regional Social community, visiting policy-makers, regional and Cultural Studies (RSCS), and the Inter- and academic and policy advisory bodies, the business Multi-disciplinary Research Clusters. community and national institutions in Singapore. They also oversee visiting researchers and Research Staff scholars.

The Director, assisted by the Deputy Director, Visiting Researchers and Affiliates oversees the work of more than 26 researchers including a professorial fellow, senior fellows, ISEAS played host to about 105 researchers senior research fellows, fellows, and research and scholars in FY2007/08. The lists of visiting associates during the year. The research staff researchers and affiliates are given in Appendix II.

FIGURE 1 Research Staff, Visiting Researchers, and Affiliates by Discipline, 2007–08

Economics 22

Politics, Security, and International Relations 53

Social and Cultural 29 Studies, History

Law 1

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 75

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 15 8/6/08 9:34:32 AM FIGURE 2 Research Staff, Visiting Researchers, and Affiliates by Region/Country of Origin, 2007–08

Southeast Asia 69 (65.72%)

Australia and New Zealand 6 (5.71%) Europe 8 (7.62%)

Northeast Asia North America 6 (5.71%) 8 (7.62%) South Asia 8 (7.62%)

Total: 105 researchers

Note: The numbers include all categories of researchers but exclude visiting overseas scholars and researchers who only used library facilities.

They fall into the following categories: them a range of research facilities, ranging from office space to library facilities. (a) Visiting research fellowships on ISEAS (c) Associate fellowships, without remuneration, stipends or ISEAS-administered grants. These are offered to former ISEAS staff researchers, vary in seniority and duration and include the as well as some academic staff from the Professorial Fellow, Visiting Professorial Fellows, National University of Singapore and Nanyang Visiting Senior Research Fellows, Visiting Technological University. Such affiliation Senior Fellows, and Visiting Research Fellows. enables these academics to participate in (b) Visiting researchers and scholars not on ISEAS ISEAS research and training projects and stipends or ISEAS-administered grants. They to use the Institute as the base for their are either self-funded or funded by various continuing research. foundations and grants. The Institute offers

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 16 8/6/08 9:34:40 AM ASEAN STUDIES CENTRE (ASC) organize a workshop in mid-April to look into the (Head: Mr Rodolfo C. Severino, state of ASEAN economic integration, the possible w.e.f. 1.3.2008) shape of a blueprint for the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community, ASEAN’s role in the ASEAN Regional With the approval of the Board of Trustees of the Forum, and the utility of the ASEAN Charter Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, the ASEAN for the association’s purposes. On the basis of Studies Centre has been established as a unit this workshop, the Centre will be producing a within ISEAS. It started operations on 1 March monograph that offers an analytical summary of 2008 and will be formally launched on 21 July the conclusions reached and lays down a set of 2008. recommendations for action.

Headed by Rodolfo C. Severino, a Visiting Senior With the support of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Research Fellow at ISEAS, a former ASEAN the Centre will be organizing in late July this year’s Secretary-General and a former Philippine ASEAN Roundtable, which will focus on the diplomat, the Centre is devoted to the study of issues that pertain to the Association of Southeast Blueprint for the ASEAN Economic Community, the Asian Nations as an institution and a process. possible road blocks on the path to its realization, This is distinct from the broader concerns of the and how the ASEAN Charter ought to be used Institute with respect to Southeast Asia as a region in pursuing it. The monograph resulting from and the individual nations within it. the Roundtable will be submitted to the ASEAN Economic Ministers, the ASEAN Secretariat, and Through research, conferences, consultations, others interested. papers and monographs, the Centre seeks to illuminate ways of promoting ASEAN’s purposes The Centre has scheduled a public presentation of — political solidarity, economic integration, regional the results of a survey conducted among university cooperation, and the engagement of external undergraduates in all ten ASEAN member powers. The Centre’s studies are informed by countries seeking to determine the level of their objective analysis and embody recommendations awareness of ASEAN. for policy and action on issues that call for collective work on ASEAN’s part. Also on the Centre’s work programme for the next twelve months are studies and recommendations In collaboration with the Regional Economic on the implementation of the ASEAN Charter and Studies programme of ISEAS, the Centre will the development of new regional institutions, law

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 17 8/6/08 9:34:46 AM and jurisprudence affecting regional cooperation, The RES programme incorporates the Singapore compliance systems and tools particularly for APEC Study Centre and the Trade Policy Unit. The ASEAN economic agreements, learning from Singapore APEC Study Centre was established in the successes and failures of specific measures 1994 at ISEAS by the Ministry of Education. The for regional integration and cooperation in the Centre continues to build links with other APEC European Union and the Closer Economic study centres in the region and also the APEC Relations of Australia and New Zealand, and Secretariat and the Pacific Economic Cooperation cooperation with external partners in building Council (PECC) Secretariat in Singapore. Members capacity in the newer ASEAN members for their from RES have been attending conferences and integration in the regional economy. meetings organized by the APEC network of study centres around the world, and especially the APEC The ASEAN Studies Centre seeks to work with Study Centres Consortium Meetings which are other institutes, think-tanks, foundations, held on an annual basis. universities, international and regional organizations, government agencies, and non-governmental The Trade Policy Unit (TPU) was established in organizations that have similar interests, as well as 2003 to undertake research on trade policy issues with individual scholars and the ASEAN Secretariat. particularly related to the World Trade Organization, and from a Southeast Asian perspective. Activities Regional Economic Studies (RES) of the TPU include publishing trade policy papers, Programme organizing workshops, roundtables and seminars, (Coordinator: Dr Denis Hew) and collaborating with other institutions involved in trade policy. The Regional Economic Studies (RES) programme focuses on a broad range of economic issues in the Asia-Pacific region, with special emphasis Major Research Projects, Conferences on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Workshops (ASEAN). The programme covers a variety of The complete list of ISEAS conferences and research and research-related activities from workshops is given in Appendix IV. Major workshops, conferences, seminars, training events organized by the RES during the year programmes, to the publication of journals and included: articles and includes partnerships with other research institutions, universities and development • Options for EAS Finance Cooperation: A organizations. Scoping Study. This project for the ASEAN

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 18 8/6/08 9:34:53 AM Secretariat identified feasible options for Brodjonegoro, Dean of the Faculty of East Asia Summit (EAS) finance cooperation Economics, Univeristy of Indonesia; Mr Kahlil and recommended appropriate approaches Rowter, President Director of PT Permeringkat to initiate regional financial cooperation. A Efet Indonesia (PEFINDO); and Dr Sri technical meeting was held in Singapore on Adiningsih, Chairperson of the Asia-Pacific 1 August 2007. The final draft was presented Study Centre and Senior Lecturer at the to the EAS finance officials in a workshop Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia. held in Jakarta on 10 September 2007. The • Sixth High-Level Conference on Asian study was submitted in October 2007 to the Economic Integration: Agenda for East Asia ASEAN Secretariat. Some of the key policy Summit. This conference was held in New recommendations from the study were taken Delhi, India on 12–13 November 2007. The into account at the Third East Asia Summit in conference was organized by the Research Singapore in November 2007. and Information System for Developing • Workshop on Production Networks and Countries (RIS) in collaboration with ISEAS, the Industrial Clusters in Integrating Southeast Institute for Developing Economies (IDE) and Asia. In collaboration with the Institute for Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). Developing Economies (IDE) and Japan This conference generated policy inputs on External Trade Organization (JETRO), ISEAS regional economic integration for the Third East organized this workshop in Singapore on Asia Summit in Singapore on 21 November 2007. 7 May 2007. This workshop examined how • ASEAN Roundtable 2007: Building a Robust the development of production networks Regional Financial Architecture in East Asia. and industrial clusters had contributed to the The ASEAN Roundtable which was held in economic integration of Southeast Asia. Singapore on 3–4 December 2007 examined • Business Forum on Three Years of Indonesian the economic and financial reforms that has Economy under Yudhoyono-Kalla. In been undertaken by crisis-affected countries collaboration with the Indonesian Business since the 1997 Asian financial crisis. The Centre (IBC), this forum examined business Roundtable also sought to identify the policy opportunities in Indonesia under the current challenges that lie ahead of attempts to build administration of President Susilo Bambang a robust regional financial architecture in East Yudhoyono. The forum was held in Raffles Asia. An edited volume is expected to be Town Club, Singapore on 26 October 2007. published based on the papers presented at The speakers were Professor Dr Bambang the roundtable.

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 19 8/6/08 9:34:59 AM Dr Chin Kin Wah, Deputy Director of ISEAS (front row, fifth from left) and Mr Setyadi Ongkowidjaja (front row, fourth from right), Chairman of the Indonesian Business Centre (IBC), Singapore with participants at the Business Forum on “The Indonesian Economy: Three Years Under Yudhoyono-Kalla”, jointly organized by ISEAS and IBC held at the Raffles Town Club on 26 October 2007. The speakers were Professor Dr Bambang Brodjonegoro (front row, third from right), Mr Kahlil Rowter (front row, third from left), and Dr Sri Adiningsih (front row, second from right).

• Workshop on A Quest for Development • ISEAS-JICA Workshop on Production Paradigms: Micro and Managerial Networks, Industrial Clustering and Perspectives. This workshop is part of an Industrialization Strategy in Less Developed ISEAS ongoing research project that ASEAN Region. In collaboration with the Japan examines economic development paradigms International Cooperation Agency (JICA), in Indonesia. It was held in Singapore on ISEAS organized this workshop in Singapore 6 March 2008 in collaboration with the on 11 March 2008. This workshop examined Department of Management, Faculty of the development of production networks into Economics, University of Indonesia. the less developed ASEAN countries, notably, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Indonesia.

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 20 8/6/08 9:35:09 AM Dr Denis Hew, Senior Fellow, ISEAS; and Dr Khor Hoe Ee (left), Assistant Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore at the ASEAN Roundtable 2007, “Building a Robust Regional Financial Architecture in Asia: Developments and Policy Challenges”, held at ISEAS on 3–4 December 2007.

Managed by the RES programme, the ASEAN Regional Strategic and Political Studies Economic Bulletin is the Institute’s economics (RSPS) Programme journal. Launched by ISEAS in July 1984, the (Coordinator: Dr David Koh) journal focuses on policy relevant economic issues affecting ASEAN or its member countries. Three Members of the RSPS were involved in their issues are published each year. A special focus own research areas, as well as engaged in many issue entitled, Bridging the ASEAN Development public outreach activities that included briefings, Divide: Challenges and Prospects, edited by participation in policy-oriented conferences and Lorraine Carlos Salazar and Sanchita Basu Das international exchanges. was published in April 2007.

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 21 8/6/08 9:35:19 AM The major areas of research addressed by the Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, and RSPS programme in 2007/08 were: Myanmar • Unrest in Southern Thailand and parts of Indonesia Regional Security • Islamism in Indonesia and its politics • Maritime security • Mahathir Mohamed and his legacy • Security of sea lanes of communication, in • Foreign policies of Southeast Asian countries particular the Malacca Straits and the Indian • Challenges of growth and globalization in Ocean Vietnam • Changes in the political and security dynamics • Thai Military culture of Southeast Asia, including multilateral • Humanitarian crisis in Myanmar cooperation that involved major powers • Maritime interests of major powers in Public Outreach Southeast Asia The RSPS organized the Forum on Regional • Confidence-building measures and regional Strategic and Political Developments in August cooperation in maritime security 2007 on the topic of “Alliances, Alignments, • The security nexus between Southeast Asia and Community Building: The Emergence of a and South Asia New International Order for the Asia-Pacific”. • Nuclear energy in Southeast Asia: safety, Conference participants, from the United security, and safeguards States, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia discussed Regionalism and ASEAN-Major Powers scenarios and implications of a new regional Relations strategic order on the western rim of the • The shaping of the future of regionalism in Asia-Pacific in the first decade of the twenty-first Southeast Asia and East Asia century. • The ASEAN Charter: adoption and implementation issues RSPS members in 2007/08 were also responsive • ASEAN-US, and ASEAN-Korea relations to regional developments by organizing seminars • The rise of China and India and forums to address emerging issues and trends. As the “Crimson Revolution” took place National Politics of Southeast Asian in Yangon, Professor David Steinberg and Dr Tin Countries Maung Maung Than highlighted the issues and • Development in the national politics of Malaysia, perspectives in a seminar in October 2007.

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 22 8/6/08 9:35:27 AM Dr Ian Storey (left), Fellow, ISEAS, speaking at the Forum on Regional Strategic and Political Developments held at ISEAS on 28 August 2007. Next to him are: Mr Daljit Singh, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS; and Dr David Koh, Fellow, ISEAS and Coordinator of the Forum.

Dr Tin Maung Maung Than, (left) Senior Fellow, ISEAS and Professor David I Steinberg, Distinguished Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS, the Speakers at the Seminar on “Myanmar Today: Rhetoric, Myths and Realities”, held at ISEAS on 22 October 2007. The Seminar was chaired by Dr David Koh (centre), Fellow, ISEAS.

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 23 8/6/08 9:35:38 AM Malaysia, with its watershed general elections cooperation with Indonesia, also held in the same on 8 March, experienced persistent political month. turbulence. The RSPS organized a panel discussion before and another after the elections. The RSPS manages two publications. Its journal The RSPS also weighed in heavily on Vietnam, Contemporary Southeast Asia continues to provide organizing a major conference on the challenges an important ground for area studies to grow and facing Vietnam in the coming years, and a strengthen. The annual Southeast Asian Affairs, seminar on the reforms of its state enterprises. in print for more than thirty-six years is a much- Indonesia also featured in two public events. consulted regional publication providing analyses One was a public forum on Indonesia held in and reviews of national politics and regional December 2007, and another on Russia’s defence developments in Southeast Asia.

Dato’ Dr Michael Yeoh (left), Chief Executive Officer/Director, Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (ASLI), Malaysia, at the Seminar on “The Coming Malaysian Elections — Issues and Projections” held at ISEAS on 6 March 2008. (On his left): Ambassador K. Kesavapany, Director, ISEAS; and Dr Maznah Mohamad, Visiting Senior Fellow, Southeast Asian Studies Programme and Asian Research Institute, NUS.

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 24 8/6/08 9:35:49 AM The panellists at the Conference on “Vietnam: Challenges of Growth and Globalisation”, held at ISEAS on 13 September 2007: (left to right) Dr David Koh, Fellow and Conference Coordinator, ISEAS; Dr Bui Phuong Lan, Dean, Faculty of International Studies, Hanoi University and Director, Centre for Research on the United States, Vietnam Academy of Social Science; Dr Russell Heng, Senior Fellow, ISEAS; and Dr Andrew Fritzen, Assistant Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS.

Ongoing Writing Projects • Thailand-China, Vietnam-China, Myanmar- RSPS researchers are working on the following China relations book projects: • The separatist situation in Southern Thailand • Myanmar’s new Constitution and its economic • Findings from workshops with South Asian transformation institutions • Challenges to Vietnam’s economic and political • Islamism in Indonesia and Indonesian politics development • Malaysian foreign policy • Southeast Asia’s nuclear energy: safety, • China as a global maritime power safeguards and challenges

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 25 8/6/08 9:35:59 AM Regional Social and Cultural Studies that appealed to the middle class because (RSCS) Programme it personalizes faith and promotes individual (Coordinator: Dr Russell Heng, up to freedom and democracy. A film Bisa Dewek 31.12.2007) or We can Do It Ourselves told the story of (Coordinator: Dr Terence Chong, w.e.f. farmers at the grassroots resisting the high- 2.1.2008) cost technological agricultural programme of the state. They chose to revive and rely on their Focussed on social and cultural issues in the folk knowledge of rice farming. region, this programme has engaged topics such • On 11 April 2007, a “Roundtable on Civil as globalization, nation building, civil society, Society” was organized to dialogue with a religiosity, Internet, popular culture, migration visiting delegation from Indonesia led by the and gender. In recent years, the programme Chairman of the National Board of has broadened the scope of research to include Muhammadiyah, an Islamic mass movement performative items on its cultural agenda, examples in Indonesia. of which include dance workshops and the • A public seminar on the “Ethnic Chinese in screening of films. It has also initiated a modest Indonesia in an Era of Globalization” was jointly project to fund the making of documentaries on organized with the Chinese Heritage Centre Southeast Asia. and the NABIL Foundation. The seminar held on 19 July 2007 examined the position of the Conferences, Seminars and Projects ethnic Chinese in Indonesia before and after • A series of presentations were held to examine the fall of Soeharto, with special focus on the the many interesting trends in Indonesia not post-Soeharto era. easily evident to analysts concentrating on • Premiere of the documentary “Invisible City” large political and economic events. On 4 May, directed by Ms Tan Pin Pin and made with two Holland-based Indonesian academics funding from the Institute’s film project. The shared their fieldwork findings on the profound film explores the subject of forgotten and changes experienced by people in Bali as marginalized narratives in Singapore they balanced the demands of tradition history. The event was held at the NUS with the challenges of globalization. The Cultural Centre Theatre on 19 July 2007. following month, a seminar entitled “Piety, • RSCS members Dr Lee Hock Guan and Politics and Post-Islamism in Contemporary Dr Ooi Kee Beng convened an ISEAS Panel Indonesia” looked at a new form of religiosity on “Ethnicity and Identity in Malaysian and

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 26 8/6/08 9:36:06 AM Dr Chin Kin Wah, Deputy Director, ISEAS, (third from left) at the Seminar jointly organized with the Chinese Heritage Centre and the NABIL Foundation on “Ethnic Chinese in Indonesia in a Era of Globalization” on 19 July 2007, with Professor Leo Suryadinata, Director, Chinese Heritage Centre; Mr Frans H. Winarta S. H., Leading Human Rights Lawyer and Drs Eddie Lembong, Former General Chairman of Chinese- Indonesians Association and Founding Chairman of NABIL Foundation, Jakarta (left to right).

Ms Indranee Rajah, Deputy Speaker of Parliament, giving the Keynote Address at the Conference on “Early Indian Influences in Southeast Asia: Reflections on Cross- Cultural Movements” on 21–23 November 2007.

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 27 8/6/08 9:36:19 AM Singapore” for ICAS5 (Fifth International MFA Diplomatic Academy and the Jewish Conference of Asia Scholars) held in Kuala Welfare Board on 12 March 2008. The Lumpur, 2–5 August 2007. keynote speaker was Professor Tommy Koh, • Conference on “Early Indian Influences in Chairman of the Institute of Policy Studies Southeast Asia: Reflections on Cross-cultural and Ambassador-at-Large. Luminaries who Movements” (21–23 November 2007) jointly spoke at the symposium included President organized by ISEAS, National Library Board S. R. Nathan; Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong; (NLB), Institute of South Asian Studies Professor Chan Heng Chee, Ambassador (ISAS) and Asia Research Institute (ARI). The to the United States; Professor Kishore conference sought to retrace the cultural Mahbubani, Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School linkages between India and Southeast Asia of Public Policy, NUS; and eminent laywer during the seventh to the eleventh centuries. Mr Harry Elias. Mr Janadas Devan, More than fifty scholars, many of them Mr Dharmendra Yadav and Mrs Jean Marshall experts in history and archaeology, presented shared their reflections on David Marshall with papers. The conference highlighted how the audience. At lunch time Dr Kevin Tan who local cultures in Southeast Asia absorbed is writing an ISEAS-commissioned bibliography Indian culture, religion and social norms. on David Marshall spoke on his writing project. In conjunction with the conference, the The coordination of the event on the ISEAS NLB organized a six-month exhibition from side was led by Dr Hui Yew-Foong (RSCS) and November 2007 to May 2008 at the National Ms Ch’ng Kim See (Library). Library Singapore. • There will be an update of the 1989 volume • A conference on “Re-centering Islam: Islamic Management of Success: The Moulding Linkages Between South and Southeast Asia” of Modern Singapore (edited by Kernial was held on 4–5 June 2007. The conference Sandhu and Paul Wheatley). The new volume sought to re-centre the study of Islam to South entitled Management of Success: Singapore and Southeast Asia, regions that have often Reassessed (edited by Terence Chong and been inadequately termed the “peripheries” of K. Kesavapany) will be out in late 2008. Islam. • A special issue of SOJOURN will be published • A symposium on David Marshall’s life and on seminal works on Southeast Asia to legacy to commemorate the centenary of his celebrate ISEAS 40th anniversary. birth was organized jointly with the National • University students’ internship. Once more Library Board, the Academy of Law, the the RSCS programme organized an internship

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 28 8/6/08 9:36:26 AM VIPs at the symposium on David Marshall’s life and legacy. From left Professor Chan Heng Chee, Ambassador to the United States, Mr George Yong-Boon Yeo, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mrs Jean Marshall, President S.R. Nathan, Mr Zainul Abidin Rasheed, Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Professor Wang Gungwu, Chairman of ISEAS Board of Trustees.

for students from the National University of edited by Lee Hock Guan; Globalization and Singapore to interest them in research on Its Counter-forces in Southeast Asia, edited by Southeast Asia. This comprises a series of Terence Chong; Ageing in Southeast and East lectures by ISEAS researchers based on Asia, edited by Lee Hock Guan; their various expertise, followed by individual • Commissioned Reports: “Four Phases of mentoring for each of the interns to work on a Engagement: A Report on Interfaith Dialogue topic of his/her choice. Methodology in Singapore” commissioned by National Youth Council for the Singapore Research Output Interfaith Youth Forum 2007, and authored by • Books: Lost in Transition: Malaysia under Dr Terence Chong; and “Regulating Minority Abdullah, edited by Ooi Kee Beng; Language, Issues on the Internet” commissioned by Nation and Development in Southeast Asia, Institute of Policy Studies for its Freedom of

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 29 8/6/08 9:36:41 AM Digital Speech Symposium authored by Dr ASEAN and the Dialogue Partners Russell Heng; Since FY2003/04, ISEAS has been giving attention • Academic Article: “Practicing Global to ASEAN’s relations with the dialogue partners Ethnography in Southeast Asia: Reconciling which constitute an important aspect of the Area Studies with Globalisation Theory” in region’s open engagement with the world Asian Studies Review, vol. 31 no. 3 (2007) by beyond. There is a recognition that these Dr Terence Chong evolving relationships should be guided by sound research, good understanding and by The RSCS programme publishes the Journal of the development of a network of collaborating Social Issues in Southeast Asia, otherwise known researchers as well as policy-makers who could as SOJOURN, twice a year. The youngest of the further the relationships. Towards this end ISEAS Institute’s three academic journals, it was launched has organized seminars, workshops, conferences in 1986.

The panellists at the Panel Discussion on “How to Make an ASEAN-EU FTA Work for European Businesses” on 30 May 2007: (from left) Mr Rodolfo C. Severino, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS; Dr Rahul Sen, Fellow, ISEAS; Mr Sten Tolgfors, Minister for Foreign Trade, Sweden; Ms Ann Emilson, President and Country Manager, Ericsson Telecommunications; and Ms Maler Vilee, Assistant Director, IE Singapore Trade Promotion Group.

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 30 8/6/08 9:36:51 AM and public forums and disseminated reports and • “Russia’s Strategic and Defence Policy in various publications on a number of the ASEAN the Asia-Pacific: Beyond the Putin Era” by dialogue relationships, notably with China, India, Dr Alexey D Muraviev, Curtin University of Japan, Korea, Russia, Australia, New Zealand Technology, 26 June 2007. and the EU. The focus has been on the political, • “The Dragon Looks South: China and strategic, economic and socio-cultural aspects of Southeast Asia in the New Century” by the relationships. Mr Bronson Percival, Centre for Naval Analyses, USA, 14 September 2007. In FY2007/08, activities focusing on some of the Recent ISEAS publications focussed on the dialogue relationships include. region’s interactions with the world beyond • A panel discussion on “How to make an include: ASEAN-EU FTA Work for European Businesses”, 30 May 2007 2007 • A planning meeting on Korea’s role in • ASEAN-China Economic Relations, edited by Southeast Asia coordinated by Professor Saw Swee-Hock. David I. Steinberg of Georgetown University, • ASEAN-Korea Relations: Security, Trade and 11–12 October 2007. Community Building, edited by Ho Khai Leong. • The Singapore-Korea Bilateral Forum, • Southeast Asia-New Zealand Dialogue: 14 December 2007. Towards a Closer Partnership. • The ASEAN-US Symposium, organized by • Southeast Asian Studies in China, edited by ISEAS, the Institute of Policy Studies, Saw Swee-Hock and John Wong. Singapore and the Centre for a New American Security, USA, 15–16 October 2008 2007. • Russia-ASEAN Relations: New Directions, edited by Gennady Chufrin and Mark Hong. Seminars featuring individual speakers include: • Negotiating the Korea-Singapore FTA: A Case • “Great Power Engagement in Southeast Asia: Study, by K. Kesavapany and Rahul Sen An Indian Perspective” by Associate Professor • Political and Security Dynamics of South and Lawrence S. Prabhakar, Department of Political Southeast Asia, edited by Daljit Singh. Science, Madras Christian College, Chennai, • Regional Cooperation in South Asia and 15 May 2007. Southeast Asia, by Kripa Sridharan.

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 31 8/6/08 9:36:58 AM Inter- and Multi-disciplinary Research Singapore and the region while facilitating a more Clusters holistic approach towards understanding complex (Under the general overview of issues and problems. Identifying these clusters Dr Chin Kin Wah) within a clearly defined Southeast Asian context will also help the research community outside While ISEAS continues to pursue in-depth country ISEAS to know about possible areas of research studies with special emphasis on Malaysia, collaboration. Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Myanmar, and Vietnam, it also seeks to introduce an inter- With this approach to research, ISEAS hopes disciplinary, as well as multi-disciplinary, focus into to augment the comparative and integrative its research agenda. This is intended to facilitate perspectives in its programme. more creative interactions among the existing researchers at ISEAS and to encourage wider Work during the year: engagement of the research communities in

The panellists at the Seminar-cum-Book Launch: Brick by Brick: The Building of an ASEAN Economic Community held at ISEAS on 23 November 2007: (Left to right) Dr Denis Hew, Mr Rodolfo C. Severino, Ambassador K. Kesavapany, HE Ong Keng Yong and HE Miles Kupa.

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 32 8/6/08 9:37:08 AM ASEAN Community-building Secretary-General of ASEAN; Mr Rodolfo C. (Coordinator: Dr Denis Hew) Severino, former Secretary-General of ASEAN; and Mr Miles Kupa, Australian High Commissioner to In conjunction with the launching of the ISEAS Singapore. book Brick by Brick: The Building of an ASEAN Economic Community, edited by Dr Denis Hew, Population Dynamics and Development ISEAS organized a public seminar on 23 November (Coordinator: Dr Aris Ananta) 2007 under the auspices of the ASEAN Australia Development Cooperation Program’s Regional The inter-disciplinary focus here is on the dynamics Economic Policy Support Facility. The seminar of population and its social, political, and economic which discussed development at the ASEAN ramifications on development. Research output Summit in Singapore, the ASEAN Charter and the during the year includes: Blueprint on the ASEAN Economic Community • A journal article titled “Demography and featured the following speakers: Dr Denis Hew, Politics in the New Aceh” by Evi Nurvidya Arifin, Senior Fellow at ISEAS; Mr Ong Keng Yong, then Aris Ananta, and Tiodora Hadumoan Siagian

The panellists at the International Workshop on “Financing Issues for an Ageing Society in Southeast Asia” held at ISEAS on 3–4 September 2007, (from left): Professor Wolfgang Lutz, Leader, World Population Programme, International Institute for Applied Systems and Director of Vienna Institute of Demography; Dr Sergei Scherbov, Senior Research Scholar, World Population Programme, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis and Vienna Institute for Demography, Austria; Dr Aris Ananta, Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS; and Associate Professor Phua Kai Hong, Health Policy and Management, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS.

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 33 8/6/08 9:37:17 AM published in Masyarakat Indonesia, vol. XXXIII, academics, business people, and practitioners to no. 1, 2007. disseminate their views, information, and findings, • Six joint papers by Dr Aris Ananta and Dr Evi to the wider audience in Singapore and the region Nurvidya Arifin covering a wide range of through seminars and discussions. issues from Indonesian Overseas Workers; Chinese Indonesians in Indonesia and the Riau Started in September 2007, the ISEAS Archipelago; Migration, Ageing and Economic Environment and Climate Change Seminar Series Development in Indonesia; to Demographic spotlights issues that will remain pertinent now and and Population Mobility Transitions in in the years to come for ASEAN. Such issues include: Indonesia. • global environmental issues such as ozone • An international workshop on “Financing Issues depletion and climate change as they relate to for an Ageing Society in Southeast Asia” which ASEAN; was held at ISEAS from 3–4 September 2007, • the trend in land degradation, deforestation, and a public seminar on “Financing Ageing depletion of natural resources and loss of Population in the ASEAN Community” on biodiversity in the region and how to reverse it; 5 September 2007. • the conservation and sustainable use of • An effort was made to contribute ideas on biological and genetic resources; development paradigms suitable for Indonesia. • protection of the region’s freshwater resources In this connection, a one-day conference was and marine and coastal ecosystems; and held jointly with the Faculty of Economics, • air pollution issues, traffic and noise University of Indonesia on 6 March 2008 to congestion, and waste disposal management examine micro and managerial perspectives of systems in urban areas. development paradigms in Indonesia. Some of the results of this conference were published in As at March 2008, seven seminars were organized a national newspaper in Jakarta. under the programme. The speakers were from international bodies, institutes, universities, Environment and Climate Change Cluster governments, business entities, and also non- (Coordinators: Mr Tan Keng Jin and governmental organizations. These were: Dr Lee Poh Onn) • Climate Change Issues Relevant to Singapore The Environment and Climate Change Programme, and the Region (27 September 2007), by coordinated jointly by Mr Tan Keng Jin and Dr Lee Associate Professor Jeff Obbard, Associate Poh Onn, was established to allow policy-makers, Director (Environment), Tropical Marine Science

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 34 8/6/08 9:37:25 AM Institute, National University of Singapore; Book Launch) (28 November 2007), by Dr Geh Min, President, Nature Society, Dr Richard Leete, UNDP Resident Singapore; Dr Chen Gang, Research Fellow, Representative for Malaysia, Singapore and East Asian Institute, National University of Brunei Darussalam; Associate Professor Wong Singapore; and Mr P. Krishnamurthy, Asia Poh Poh, Department of Geography, National Pacific Director, KYOTOenergy Pte Ltd. University of Singapore; and Associate • Comprehensive Environment Security Professor Natasha Hamilton-Hart, Southeast Strategies: New Challenges for National and Asian Studies Programme, National University of International Security Policies (12 October Singapore. The keynote address was delivered 2007), by Dr Barbara Haering, Member of by Speaker of Parliament, Mr Abdullah Tarmugi. Parliament, Switzerland. • Bio-Fuels and Renewable Sources of Energy in • UNDP Human Development Report 2007/2008 Brazil: The Ethanol Experience (13 December Theme: “Fighting Climate Change: Human 2007), by Mr Ricardo Borges Gomide, Deputy Solidarity in a Divided World” (Seminar Cum Director of the Renewable Fuels Department,

Mr Abdullah Tarmugi, Speaker of Parliament, delivering his keynote address at the Seminar on “Fighting Climate Change, Human Solidarity in a Divided World”, held at ISEAS on 28 November 2007. Other panellists include (from left): Dr Richard Leete, UNPD Resident Representative for Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam, United Nations Development Programme, Malaysia; Dr Wong Poh Poh, Coordinating Lead Author, IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), and Associate Professor, Department of Geography, NUS; Mr Tan Keng Jin, Head, Public Affairs Unit, ISEAS; and Dr Natasha Hamilton-Hart, Associate Professor, Southeast Asian Studies Programme, NUS.

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 35 8/6/08 9:37:34 AM Ministry of Mines and Energy, Petroleum, UN Efforts in Burma/Myanmar” (26–27 March Natural Gas and Renewable Fuels Secretariat, 2008), in Quebec City, Canada. Brazil (co-organized with the ISEAS Energy Series). He also presented a briefing paper entitled • Post-Bali UN Climate Change Conference: “Myanmar on the Cusp of Human Insecurity and What Lies Ahead? (16 January 2008), by Humanitarian Crisis”, at the “US Burma Conference” Dr Chen Gang, Research Fellow, East Asian (24–25 January 2008), in Arlington, Virginia, U.S.A. Institute, National University of Singapore; Assistant Professor Youngho Chang, Energy Studies Cluster S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies; (Coordinator: Mr Mark Hong) Dr Geh Min, President, Nature Society, Launched in June 2004, the ISEAS Energy Singapore; and Professor Kog Yue Choong, Programme has organized from then to March Adjunct Professor, National University of 2008 about 86 talks/seminars/conferences. High Singapore and President, East Engineering attendance levels have also been registered in Consultants. many seminars. • Water Governance in Indonesia: Negotiating Scale and Territoriality (30 January 2008), ISEAS has published several energy books and will by Ms Suzanty Sitorus, School of Development be publishing others in a series. The first volume Studies, University of East Anglia, U.K. is entitled Energy Perspectives on Singapore and • Economic Growth, Radical Innovation, and the Region. The second Energy Efficiency in Japan, Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions is edited by Agung Wicaksono. The third book is (18 March 2008), by Dr Peter A. J. Englert, in the process of compilation and will be edited Professor, University of Hawai’i at M ¯anoa. by Elspeth Thomson and Mark Hong. Two other books are in the pipeline, one focusing on energy Human Security and Development issues in the Bay of Bengal, and the other on Cluster energy issues in South Asia. (Coordinator: Dr Tin Maung Maung Than)

Dr Tin Maung Maung Than presented a set of ISEAS was also responsible for conceptualizing the recommendations regarding the humanitarian crisis need for an Energy Studies Institute (ESI). This new in Myanmar entitled “Burma/Myanmar: Urgent Institute in the NUS, under the directorship of Tasks Ahead”, at the International Conference on Professor S. K. Chou was announced in November “How the International Community Can Support 2007. ISEAS and ESI are cooperating closely in

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 36 8/6/08 9:37:41 AM organizing joint lectures and conferences on energy ISEAS Energy programme will continue, in close efficiency. cooperation with ESI as well as the Environment Programme of ISEAS. For the immediate future, the Energy programme will be organizing several conferences; one on Gender Studies Cluster Energy Efficiency on 17–18 March 2008; and (Coordinator: Ms Braema Mathiaparanam, up to another on “Sustainable Development and Energy 31.10.2007) Security” with the Ministry of Defence, on 22–23 (Coordinator: Dr Theresa Devasahayam, April 2008. The jointly organized ESI-ISEAS w.e.f. 3.3.2008) seminars will continue throughout the year. In 2007, the gender studies programme focused With oil prices staying high, above US$100, energy on gender equity, sustainable development and the issues remain salient for ASEAN countries. The impact of public policies on women. A forum on

Mr Mark Hong, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS introducing Mr Budi S. Sudarsono, Senior Member, Indonesian National Committee, World Energy Council who spoke on the topic “Why Nuclear Power? A Perspective from Indonesia” at the seminar held at ISEAS on 14 November 2007.

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 37 8/6/08 9:37:50 AM “Gender Issues in East and Southeast Asia: first in the series of symposiums will be held on Trends and Challenges for the 21st century” 4 December 2008. The Symposium aims to draw was organized by ISEAS on 18–20 October academics and policy-makers from the region to 2007. discuss trends, changes and continuities in the experiences of women in Southeast Asia. On 4 May 2007, the paper “Protection of A range of topics related to women in South-Asian Migrant Workers in the Context of contemporary Southeast Asia will be presented the ASEAN Declaration on Migrant Workers” by invited speakers working in and on the was presented by Dr Bernard D’Sami, Reader, region: employment, family, health, politics Department of History, Loyola College, Chennai, and religion. A conference proceeding of India. the papers presented will be published by ISEAS. Associate Professor Hew Cheng Sim, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of In addition, an ongoing research project on AIDS Malaysia Sarawak, presented the seminar “Village and migration is being undertaken by Dr Theresa Mothers, City Daughters: Women and Urbanization Devasahayam. The research project examines in Sarawak”. The seminar on 18 June 2007 was the health education policies and programmes, based on her book of the same title published by specially the HIV component of the current ISEAS. pre-departure programme the government of Indonesia has put in place to increase HIV/AIDS In 2008, the focus of the gender studies awareness among women citizens who migrate programme was reworked to cover two broad abroad for work. areas of research: gender and politics, and health and social aspects of vulnerable women (including Researchers’ In-House Seminars migrant women, sex workers, trafficked women, (Coordinator: Dr Chin Kin Wah) and chronic poor women). With this shift in focus, The researchers’ in-house seminars series, ISEAS hopes to make an important contribution initiated in July 2005 was intended to provide an to the existing literature on gender research, publishing and policy consultation in the region. opportunity for researchers to meet on a monthly basis to share research ideas and critique ongoing

ISEAS has embarked on a “Gender Trends in research work. It was felt that researchers needed Southeast Asia” symposium series this year. The to develop an awareness of what colleagues

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 38 8/6/08 9:37:57 AM were working on and interact more frequently on was established in 1994 at ISEAS by the Ministry the intellectual plane. In FY2007/08 the in-house of Education. seminar series featured ISEAS staff as well as visiting academics and affiliates. They included Ambassador K. Kesavapany, Director of ISEAS, Professor Joyce Chapman Lebra, Mrs Triena Ong, is concurrently the Director of the Singapore Ms Braema Mathiaparanam, Mr Jørgen Ørstrøm APEC Study Centre. Dr Lee Poh Onn (Fellow, Møller, Dr Sulfikar Amir, Dr Ardeth Maung ISEAS) is the coordinator and assists Ambassador Thawnghmung, Dr Napisa Waitoolkiat, Dr Ian J. Kesavapany in the non-executive day-to-day Storey, Dr Antonio L. Rappa, Dr Hui Yew-Foong, running of the centre. Mr Salman Wayne Morrison, and Professor Arun Bala. The Singapore APEC Study Centre at ISEAS has endeavoured to promote networking among APEC Regional Networks Study Centres around the region and also with the ISEAS continues to network extensively with APEC Secretariat. It has also been working closely academic institutions, individual scholars, with the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council and researchers, and regional and multilateral (PECC). institutions and groupings not only in Southeast Asia but also in Northeast Asia, South Asia, the The APEC Study Centre has been regularly Indian Ocean Rim, Western Europe, North supporting the annual APEC Study Centres America, and Latin America. Networking Consortium (ASCC) Meetings and, in April 2007, takes many forms — ISEAS membership of two representatives (Dr Denis Hew and Dr Rahul formal networks; foreign participation in ISEAS Sen) attended the ASCC meeting which was held conferences, workshops, seminars, and in Melbourne. publications; joint organization of conferences and

seminars either in Singapore or overseas; and the Dr Charles E. Morrison, PECC Chair and ISEAS Director and research staff participating in President of the East West Centre, USA, came joint research projects and in overseas conferences to ISEAS on 21 August 2007 to present a and workshops. seminar on “APEC: Recent Developments and Emerging Issues”. Among the issues addressed Singapore APEC Study Centre were current account imbalances, the proliferation The APEC Study Centre in Singapore (incorporated of FTAs, income inequality, natural resource under the Regional Economic Studies Programme)

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 39 8/6/08 9:38:03 AM issues, security, and governance issues. The It should also be noted that many other ISEAS seminar was co-organized with the PECC publications, though not specifically labelled as Secretariat. APEC-specific, support many of the APEC initiative on free trade and regional economic integration. In November 2007, Ambassador Colin S. Many of our publications and work also focus on Heseltine, Executive Director, Asia-Pacific the various APEC economies in Southeast and Economic Cooperation (APEC) spoke on the East Asia. “Future of APEC”. In the seminar Ambassador Heseltine provided an overview of what APEC Biographies of Singapore’s First had set out to achieve. The rapid changes in the Generation Leaders globalized economy have seen the emergence of This project on “The First Generation Leaders new issues which have strengthened APEC’s role. of Singapore Who Led Singapore in Its Early APEC needs to continue to reform its structures Years of Independence” will document the lives and streamline its operations. and work of former leaders — often referred to as members of the Old Guard. While there In December 2007, Dr Denis Hew attended a are articles and book chapters on these key seminar on “Changing Regional Architecture first-generation leaders and collections of their in East Asia and the Americas: What Are the writings, book-length records of their lives and Implications for APEC?”. The seminar discussed work are missing and ISEAS Biography Project the integration processes taking place in the seeks to fill that gap. The scholars undertaking Asia-Pacific region which are likely to shape the the projects would cover the valuable cooperation and trade relationship between Asia contribution of Singapore’s early leaders. The and the Pacific in the future. Dr Hew was a panellist project will contribute to the understanding of under the session “Are we all in the same path in Singapore and its perception of its own the APEC region?”. vulnerability despite its success at home and abroad. The ISEAS Publications Unit produced the APEC- specific publication An APEC Trade Agenda? The The first in the series is entitled “Revolutionary Political Economy of a Free Trade Area of the Asia- Sage: Life and Legacy of S. Rajaratnam”, Pacific? edited by Charles Morrison and Eduardo Singapore’s Foreign Minister and Senior Minister Pedrosa. till 1988. It is authored by Miss Irene Ng.

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 40 8/6/08 9:38:10 AM The second is on Lim Kim San, “The to Dr Joseph Liow Chinyong of the Institute of Entrepreneuer-Politician”, one of Singapore’s Defence and Strategic Studies in Singapore, most durable and respected statesmen who Dr Chandra-nuj Mahakanjana of the National was also a notable businessman and politician. Institute of Development Administration in Mr Lim held several cabinet posts — National Bangkok, Dr Kyaw Yin Hlaing of the Department of Development, Defence, Communications, Political Science, National University of Singapore. Environment, and Education. They each spent a few months of fieldwork in Southeast Asia, at ISEAS and some months of The third is on Dr Toh Chin Chye. Dr Toh was residence in Washington, D.C. The three latest among the founder members with the People’s awards were made to Dr Sulfikar Amir of the Action Party (PAP) and was its chairman from its Graduate Program of Development Studies of formation in 1951 to 1981. He held several cabinet the Institut Teknologi Bandung, Dr Ardeth Maung portfolios including Deputy Prime Minister (1959 to Thawnghmung of the Political Science Department 1968), Minister for Science and Technology (from of the University of Massachusetts, and Dr Napisa 1968 to 1975) and Minister for Health (from 1975 Waitoolkiat of the Political Science Department, to 1981). He was also the University of Singapore’s Naresuan University, Thailand. The awards are Vice-Chancellor and the Chairman of Singapore jointly funded by ISEAS and the Henry Luce Polytechnic. Foundation to East-West Center. Monographs or articles from the awardees will be published in a Also in the pipeline is a book on Dr Goh Keng Swee, peer-reviewed outlet. architect of Singapore’s economic development who had helmed the Ministries of Finance (1959–65, Tun Dato Sir Cheng Lock Tan M.A. 1967–70), Defence (1965–67, 1970–79) and Scholarship Education (1979–84). He had also served as Deputy Since 1994, ISEAS has been administering the Prime Minister and later First Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Dato Sir Cheng Lock Tan M.A. Scholarship Programme, funded from the Tun Dato Sir Cheng Research Fellowship on Southeast Lock Tan Trust Fund. The Scholarship scheme is Asia with East-West Center intended to provide deserving young Singaporeans A two-year fellowship programme with the East- with the opportunity to pursue postgraduate West Center launched in 2004 was renewed studies locally and overseas in the areas of politics, for a further two years. Past awards were made international relations, economics, and sociology.

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 41 8/6/08 9:38:16 AM ISEAS Michael Leifer Memorial Prize and Counter-terrorism Co-operation in Southeast Asia: Meeting Global Obligations through The 2007 ISEAS Michael Leifer Memorial Prize was Regional Security Architectures?” was published awarded to Dr Tanya Ogilvie-White, Director of the in Contemporary Southeast Asia, vol. 28, no. 1 Diplomacy Programme, School of Political Science (2006). On the occasion of the prize award at and Communication, University of Canterbury, New ISEAS on 14 September 2007, Dr Ogilvie-White Zealand. The award is given biennally for the presented a seminar on “Priority Non-Proliferation best article published in any of the three ISEAS and Counter-Terrorism Co-operation in Southeast journals. The winning article “Non-proliferation Asia: The Need for a Regional ‘Norm Cascade’”.

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03 AResProg p15-42.indd 42 8/6/08 9:38:19 AM Public Affairs Unit (Head: Mr Tan Keng Jin)

n performing its mandate to promote ISEAS’ Highlights of Activities Iinternational profile, the Public Affairs Unit met • ISEAS’ annual flagship event, the “Regional and participated in meetings, lectures, talks and Outlook Forum 2008” (ROF) which as usual briefings that involved numerous foreign luminaries was held in early January, was extra special and delegations. Visitors came from Australia, as 2008 was ISEAS’ 40th Anniversary and the Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, normal ROF, was preceded by a Gala Dinner France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, at the Shangri-la Hotel. Minister Mentor, Mr Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Netherlands, Lee Kuan Yew was the Guest of Honour at this Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States and dinner and thrilled the over 700 dinner guests Vietnam. by participating in an hour long Question & Answer session. The ROF, with its usual The Public Affairs Unit was also involved in a survey of the political, security and economic number of varied activities such as (i) a gathering outlook in Southeast Asia, featured Dr Norbert of former Members of Parliament of Singapore to Lammert, President of the German Parliament discuss their Autobiographical Essays; (ii) three as the keynote speaker and Dato Seri Anwar Book launches; (iii) a Charity Exhibition of Ibrahim of Malaysia as the luncheon speaker. Vietnamese Paintings; (iv) a Buddhist Film Festival; • As 2007 was ASEAN’s 40th anniversary and (v) the 2007 ASEAN Day Reception and Lecture as Singapore chaired the ASEAN Standing (by the Prime Minister of Singapore); (vi) an Committee that year, it fell on Singapore to International Conference on “Prevention of do something special to mark the occasion Avoidable Blindness and Visual Impairment in of ASEAN Day. In this respect, ISEAS was Southeast Asia”; and (vii) visits from University requested to co-organize the 2007 ASEAN groups and students. It also assisted in the Lecture. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong coordination of public forums, lectures, and delivered this Lecture before a large audience; events that fall directly under RSPS, RES, RSCS, this was followed by a reception. and the Inter- and Multi-disciplinary Research • His Royal Highness, Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Clusters. Finally it organized the Inaugural Brunei’s long serving Foreign Affairs and Trade Southeast Asia Lecture (a new lecture series for Minister and brother to the Sultan of Brunei, VIPs other than Heads of State and/or Heads of delivered the Inaugural Southeast Asia Lecture. Government) and a new Country Forum — the He spoke on “A Southeast Asia Community: Brunei Forum. More than a Matter of Geography”. This series

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04 APubAffairs p43-48.indd 43 7/25/08 10:30:41 AM Dialogue with Minister Lee Kuan Yew at the Gala Dinner, ISEAS’ 40th Anniversary Celebration on 7 January 2008, and Professor Wang Gungwu, Chairman, ISEAS Board of Trustees.

The Prime Minister of Singapore, Mr Lee Hsien Loong, delivering the 2007 ASEAN Lecture on 7 August 2007, which was organized by ISEAS.

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04 APubAffairs p43-48.indd 44 7/25/08 10:31:22 AM Dr Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General, ASEAN Secretariat, speaking at the Regional Outlook Forum 2008 on 8 January 2008..

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Advisor to the People’s Justice Party (Keadilan), Malaysia, delivering the luncheon speech at the Regional Outlook Forum 2008 on 8 January 2008.

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04 APubAffairs p43-48.indd 45 7/25/08 10:31:48 AM HRH Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Brunei Darussalam, delivering the Inaugural Southeast Asia Lecture on 19 February 2008.

of lectures is being created to give Southeast Inaugural Southeast Asia Lecture also served Asian VIPs (other than Heads of State and as the Keynote address for the forum. The Heads of Government) a chance to talk on forum was notable as it was attended by four Southeast Asian subjects. This series of other Bruneian Ministers — Pehin Dato Dr lectures is funded by ISEAS Professorial Fellow Abdul Rahman, the Education Minister; Pehin Saw Swee-Hock. Dato Yahya, the Energy Minister; Pehin Dato • The Brunei Forum 2008, organized jointly with Lim Jock Seng, the 2nd Minister of Foreign the Brunei Economic Development Board, Affairs and Trade; and Dato Hamdillah, the was a one-and-a-half-day forum, held at two Deputy Minister of Industry and Primary locations — a half day at the Grand Hyatt Hotel Resources. The acting Chairman of Brunei’s and one day at ISEAS. HRH Prince Mohamed’s Economic Development Board Dato Timothy

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04 APubAffairs p43-48.indd 46 7/25/08 10:32:21 AM HRH Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Brunei Darussalam, receiving a gift of appreciation from Professor Saw Swee-Hock, Professorial Fellow, ISEAS at the Inaugural Southeast Asia Lecture on 19 February 2008.

Ong also spoke about Brunei’s economic and also met with MDIS administrators. University diversification efforts. student delegations from Indonesia, Germany and the United States were also received. Twenty Student Visits undergraduates from the Niigata University, Japan not only came for briefings but also invited PAU In a normal year, PAU receives and entertains an to Niigata University to start the briefing there average of four to five delegations from universities. and to get to know the students. When they However this year saw a substantial increase in came to Singapore and ISEAS, they were briefed such interaction. We received the usual intern students from the National University of Singapore on ASEAN, the situation in South Thailand, the

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04 APubAffairs p43-48.indd 47 7/25/08 10:32:54 AM The Brunei Forum on 20 February 2008: (left to right) Mr Rodolfo C. Severino, former ASEAN Secretary-General and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS; Pehin Dato Lim Jock Seng, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade II, Brunei Darussalam; Mr Tan Keng Jin, Head, Public Affairs, ISEAS; and Ambassador Barry Desker, Dean, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies).

environment management of Southeast Asia and share their opinions and views on specific topics. the importance of the Straits of Malacca to Japan. The following public lectures were delivered in the year: Briefings • On 2 April 2007, Dato’ Dr Michael O. K. Yeoh, During the year PAU organized a total of twenty- CEO of Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute eight formal and informal briefings by ISEAS (ASLI), Malaysia, delivered a Public Lecture on researchers to visiting academics, government “Recent Political and Economic Developments officials, diplomats, research officers, various in Malaysia”. ministries and postgraduate and undergraduate • On 5 June 2007, David Burton, Director, IMP students. They also gave lectures externally at Asia-Pacific spoke on “Asia 10 years after the junior colleges, secondary schools, civil service Crisis”. institutions, and other organizations. • On 10 September 2007, Ms Maureen O’Neil, President of the International Development Public Lectures and Forums Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada spoke on International Cooperation in an Emergent Public Lectures are another platform for other World. politicians, prominent academics and individuals to

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04 APubAffairs p43-48.indd 48 7/25/08 10:33:07 AM Publications Unit (Head: Mrs Triena Ong)

n conjunction with ISEAS’ 40th Anniversary Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers for I celebrations, the Publications Unit took stock the Index in the ISEAS book Voices of Islam in of its milestones and achievements by issuing a Southeast Asia: A Contemporary Sourcebook CD-ROM 40 Years of Publishing. The CD-ROM edited by Greg Fealy and Virginia Hooker. serves as a summary record of ISEAS publishing since 1968, listing not only the 2,000 publications, Electronic Publishing but also awards, electronic services, co-publishers All ISEAS books and journals are available in print and partners, journals, books adopted as texts, as well as in electronic format. To ensure wider and translated books amongst others. dissemination of the research publications, the e-versions are deposited in special databases all Annual Output over the world. This serves to reach a wider ISEAS Publishing output has now exceeded audience through such databases and aggregators. more than 60 titles per year. In addition, more than The number of annual “hits” or visits to view 100 manuscripts are submitted by scholars all ISEAS’ material in one such database has risen over the world who want their books to be dramatically from nil in 2002 to over 5,000 in 2007. published by ISEAS. All manuscripts are subjected to the peer review process by our Manuscript More New Partnerships for ISEAS Review Committee who in turn consults subject Publishing

specialists before deciding which book to publish. Last year we announced that we have been appointed the distributors to promote and sell ISEAS books were promoted to 20,000 contacts books of the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies worldwide by 44 fliers, a catalogue, as well as (Denmark), KITLV Press (the Netherlands), Monash displays at 35 conferences, e-mail alerts, Google, Asia Institute (Australia), and East-West Center Amazon, ISEAS Publications website and book Washington Policy Studies Series on Southeast fairs in 18 cities in both Asia and beyond. Asia (USA). Since then we have added more to our list: Saw Centre for Financial Studies (National Best Index Prize for ISEAS Book University of Singapore) and the National Library

In the last two years, ISEAS books have won Board of Singapore. various prizes. We are delighted by the award of yet In addition, ISEAS Publishing is also a co-publisher another: the Annual Medal 2007 for an Outstanding with other institutions. Some of our recent Book Index. The Medal is conferred by the partners include Stanford University Press, East-

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05 APubUnit p49-51.indd 49 6/26/08 5:37:25 PM West Center, Cornell University Press, Pacific Reprints Economic Community Council (PECC), Research The first edition of a book is printed in a conservative and Information System for Developing Countries quantity so as not to waste paper, not to waste (RIS, India), ASEAN Secretariat, Southeast Asian money, and not to tie up warehouse space. Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA/SEAMEO, Philippines), and When the first print-run of a book is sold out, the the Institute of Malaysian and International Studies book may be reprinted if there is still demand. In (IKMAS, Malaysia). 2007–08, a total of eight books were reprinted. Translations The lists of ISEAS new publications and reprints Six ISEAS books were translated into four are given in Appendix V. languages: Jawi, Chinese, Bahasa Indonesia and Malay.

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05 APubUnit p49-51.indd 50 6/26/08 5:37:35 PM Mr Nguyen Khanh Hoa, Chief of Department of International Books, Vietnam National Political Publishers, receiving a gift of ISEAS books from Mrs Triena Ong, Managing Editor and Head of ISEAS Publications Unit, after the delegation from the Vietnam National Political Publishers visited the Publications Unit to exchange experience on the publication and distribution of scholarly books on 21 December 2007.

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05 APubUnit p49-51.indd 51 6/26/08 5:37:42 PM Library (Head: Miss Ch’ng Kim See)

Highlights Nine thematic book exhibits were mounted and five subject bibliographies were compiled to support n commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of seminars held by ISEAS and visits of VIPs to the I ISEAS, the Library contributed display and Institute. souvenir items and published a new library guide. ISEAS Library participated in the first Singapore The Library actively participated in the David Library Week (organized by the National Library Marshall Symposium organized jointly by ISEAS Board) held from 1–9 November 2007 to promote with four other organizations on 12 March 2008 to and highlight Library services and collections in celebrate David Marshall’s 100th birth anniversary. Singapore.

The S. Rajaratnam Exhibition organized by the As the oldest component section in the Institute, Library was launched on 9 April 2007 by President the ISEAS Library which was set up in June 1967, S. R. Nathan. one year before ISEAS was gazetted as a Statutory Board, proudly celebrated the 41st year of service The Library’s acquisitions budget was reduced by of ISEAS’ pioneer and longest-serving staff 2 per cent from $350,000 to $343,000, with an Mr Mohd Kassim Ishak. additional sum of $100,000 allocated to digitize the Private Papers collection and to reinstate the Collections microfilm newspaper subscriptions. Donations of The Library’s main collection at the end of the materials with an estimated value of $26,835.80 report year stood at 551,394 items, up from were received. 537,467 in the previous year, an increase of 2.6 per cent. Processed print and microform materials The SEALion online catalogue scored a huge totalled 432,465 items, i.e., 186,847 titles, an search hit rate increase of 133 per cent over the increase of 4.3 per cent (7,708 titles) over those previous year’s. There was a rise of 21 per cent in of the previous year. This excluded the Southeast loans, and an increase of 21 per cent in responses Asian Cultural Collection of audio-visual materials to reference enquiries, compared with last year’s. of 84,132 items and the backlog of 34,348 titles (or 34,797 items) of print and microform materials, The Library’s cataloguing output was increased which decreased by 11.8 per cent over the by 120 per cent over the previous year’s. The main previous year’s. collection saw an increase of 2.6 per cent.

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06 ALibrary p52-60.indd 52 7/9/08 5:56:13 PM The cataloguing output for this year was increased backlogs continued to rise — out of this year’s from 3,687 titles to 8,120 titles, or 120 per cent intake of 4,913 titles, more than 36 per cent more than in the previous year. This was achieved (1,786 titles) was added to the accumulated with the assistance of a freelance cataloguer and of backlog. a support staff deployed on a part-time basis from the Circulation Section. Country and Language Coverage Of the total Library collection, there were 127,677 As priority was given to the Private Papers processed titles on Southeast Asian countries and digitization project, cataloguing staff, deployed for the region as a whole, an increase of 6.3 per cent related preparatory work, were unable to devote full over the previous year’s. This constituted 68.2 per time to current cataloguing and processing work. cent of the Library’s total processed collections, the As a result, cataloguing and related processing breakdown is as shown in Figure 3.

FIGURE 3 ISEAS Library Collection by Country (Southeast Asia) as at 31 March 2008 70,000

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50,000 61,249 Total = 127,677 titles Only processed titles 40,000

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06 ALibrary p52-60.indd 53 7/9/08 5:56:24 PM FIGURE 4 ISEAS Library Collection Print & Microform Materials by Languages as at 31 March 2008

Southeast Asian Languages 109,178 (49%)

Other Asian Languages Other European 1,673 (1%) Languages 7,017 (3%)

English Language 103,326 (47%)

Total: 221,194 titles (100%) Includes unprocessed titles

Vernacular languages of the region made up Private Papers 49 per cent of the total collection, inclusive of The Library continued to augment its Private unprocessed titles, as shown in Figure 4. Papers Collection with another 22 printed documents, 20 photographs, one contact print, Southeast Asian Cultural Collection 20 negatives and one CD added to the David (SEACC) Marshall Collection; one CD inventory of 465 The SEACC, a multimedia collection with the textual and photo images to the Tan Cheng Lock unique Dorothy Pelzer slides and photographs as Collection; and four photographs to the the core, currently totals 85,612 items. S. Rajaratnam Collection.

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06 ALibrary p52-60.indd 54 7/9/08 5:56:33 PM Acquisitions • Dennis Bloodworth's family — 80 book titles valued at S$1,200. The Library’s acquisitions budget was $343,000, 2 per cent less than the previous year’s. In Depository Library addition, a sum of S$100,000 project fund The ASEAN Secretariat deposited 8 titles in was given to digitize the Private Papers and for total and the Asian Development Bank sent replacing the newspaper microfilm subscriptions 212 titles. cancelled in 2004 due to a 25 per cent budget cut. Serials

The total Serials Collection acquired through Despite the decrease in the acquisitions budget, subscription, gift and exchange stood at the Library’s purchase was 1 per cent more than 1,573 titles, i.e., 10 per cent less than in the the previous year’s (3,923 new titles, with previous year due to ceased, discontinued 158 titles more). However, the total intake was subscriptions or online availability. The sharp 5,236 titles with the addition of gifts, exchange decrease was also due to a clean up of the and depositions of research works, conference database to streamline the collection resulting in papers and ISEAS publications. The Library the closure of 262 title entries. Besides, rising received 87 titles of dissertation, 58 sets of costs of 10–15 per cent in journal prices conference papers and 54 ISEAS publications compelled the decision to cancel some titles. worth a total of $26,835.80, contributing A total of 84 new titles of various formats were 25 per cent to the total number of titles added to the collection. acquired. Journals The major donors were: There were altogether 560 current journals titles, • Mr Han Vo-Ta — Thòi báo kinh tê´ Sàigòn reduced from 642 in the previous year. The (no. 1–no. 837, 10 Jan. 1991–28 Dec. 2006) decrease in journal titles (82 titles or 13 per cent) valued at S$3,936. was also due to cessation of titles by publishers or • Mr Yoneyama Takeshi — Sekai (nos. 1, 10–12, conversion from print to electronic versions as well 1981; no. 1, 1982–no. 7, 2007) valued at as a clean-up of the database. S$2,800. • Dr Maung Aung Myoe — 205 book titles Newspapers he Library had a total of 36 newspaper titles, 34 of valued at S$1,585. which were subscriptions, and two were received

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06 ALibrary p52-60.indd 55 7/9/08 5:56:39 PM as gifts, namely Today (Singapore) and Pelita Computerized Databases Brunei. SEALion (Southeast Asia Library Online) The Library’s online catalogue comprised 197,543 Publications Exchange Programme records of titles, an increase of 4.7 per cent from the The Library offered ISEAS publications as well as previous year’s. The total search hits of SEALion duplicate titles for exchange with libraries in through the web was 390,972, an exponential Singapore and other countries. The Library increase of 133 per cent over the previous year’s. received a total of 166 titles from its partners and sent out a total of 202 titles in exchange. SEABase (Southeast Asia Indexing Database) Three exchanges were terminated while one new SEABase, which provides online indexing access exchange was established, with the University of to important research work in journals and books Philippines, College of Arts & Letters. had 40,609 records. The number of additional entries was 913, an increase of 2 per cent. The number of exchange partners (mainly libraries) stood at 126. This total was reduced from 133 SEAText (Southeast Asia in the previous year due to lapsed arrangements Full-text Database) between ISEAS Library and some partners, 50 per The SEAText database of full-text newspaper cent of which were from within the region. feature articles and selected current affairs journal Preservation and Conservation articles had 61,679 records. The number of additional entries were 1,963. Fumigation Operation and Service The Library fumigated 1,411 items of materials SEABiog (Southeast Asia added to its own collection and offered the Biography Database) fumigation service to other institutions in Singapore There were 8,548 records. An additional 171 full at a cost recovery rate. It fumigated books text Southeast Asian biographical articles selected and journals from the NUS Medical Library from websites, newspapers and other sources (59 volumes) and the Orchid Society of Singapore were added to the SEABiog. (786 volumes). SEAPriv (Southeast Asia Digitization Private Papers Database) The Library digitized 8,600 documents in the There were 933 records. Another 15 new folios of Private Papers Collection utilizing the additional about 150 items of the Tan Cheng Lock Private project funds that were allocated. Papers Collection were indexed.

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06 ALibrary p52-60.indd 56 7/9/08 5:56:46 PM External Databases day to one year. The users included ISEAS staff The ISEAS Library continued to participate in the and fellows, staff and postgraduate students from 69-member Singapore Integrated Library Automation tertiary institutions, government departments and Service (SILAS) cooperative cataloguing utility to statutory boards, research institutions such as the which it added 8,109 catalogue records, more than Asia Research Institute (ARI), the S. Rajaratnam 60 per cent of which were unique records of its School of International Studies, Lee Kuan Yew Southeast Asian materials. The Library continued School of Public Policy (LKYSPP), Institute of to subscribe to Factiva Online, EIU Online, BAS Policy Studies, Asia-Europe Foundation, and Online (Bibliography of Asian Studies), and SMC foreign researchers. The number of user visits (Singapore Malaysia Collection) Online. totalled 3,734, which was 2.65 per cent less than that of the last fi nancial year due largely to the Circulation relocation of the ARI and LKYSPP away from the Users NUS campus. Out of a total of 738 registered users, 392 were The categories of users are shown in Figure 5. new users with access period varying from one

FIGURE 5 ISEAS Library Users as at 31 March 2008

Foreign Researchers and Others Doctoral Candidates (1.1%) (24%) ISEAS Researchers (37.8%)

Singapore Academic Staff (12%) Govt./Stat. Boards (7.5%)

Singapore Tertiary Students (17.6%)

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06 ALibrary p52-60.indd 57 7/9/08 5:56:55 PM Loans and In-house Use Special Projects There were 5,896 titles of materials borrowed by ISEAS 40th Anniversary Celebrations users and 46 titles of inter-library loans were The Library contributed two display panels, issued to nine Singapore organizations, being an published a new collections and services guide and increase of 21 per cent on loans compared with designed a metal bookmark which was distributed last year’s. In-house use of collections inclusive of to guests at the Anniversary Gala Dinner on current journals totalled 6,073 items. 7 January 2008.

Reference and Information Services David Marshall Symposium Library professional and para-professional staff The Library participated actively in the David answered a total of 591 enquiries (through Marshall Symposium held at the Raffles City walk-ins, telephone, e-mail, mail and fax). This Convention Centre, Singapore on 12 March 2008. was an increase of 21 per cent over the previous It was co-conceptualized and coordinated by the year’s. Library Head. The Library designed two display panels on David Marshall, and contributed efforts Thematic Book Displays towards a slide presentation and the Symposium To coincide with the themes of ISEAS seminars brochure depicting his life and achievements. and issues of the day, the Library put up nine displays of books: Michael Leifer’s Works; Early S. Rajaratnam Exhibition Indians in Southeast Asia; The Indian National Army The S. Rajaratnam Exhibition at the Library was in Singapore; Political Biographies of Southeast launched on 9 April 2007 by President S. R. Nathan. Asia; Global Warming; Myanmar Political crisis; The project, which included the processing of 4,700 ASEAN; Human Rights in Southeast Asia; and books donated by the family, was conceptualized, General Elections in Malaysia. designed and managed by the Library over a period of one year since March 2006. In addition, the ISEAS Library Website Library published two compilations in 2007, namely The hit rate was 20,389 as compared to the S. Rajaratnam: A Bibliography and The S. Rajaratnam previous year’s rate of 20,872, down by 2 per cent, Collection in ISEAS Library: A Catalogue. probably due to a direct link to SEALion at http://sealion.iseas.edu.sg. Since the Library Singapore Library Week website was launched in 2003, the total visits ISEAS Library participated in the first Singapore numbered 119,554. Library Week, organized by the National Library

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06 ALibrary p52-60.indd 58 7/9/08 5:57:02 PM Board. The event, held from 1–9 November 2007, Training, Demonstrations and aimed at promoting and highlighting the activities Briefings and collections of the various libraries in There was a total of 554 Library visitors. The Singapore. Library Head personally briefed 167 visitors during the year. Visitors included royalty, academics, Publications officials, professionals, politicians and diplomats. Besides the two Rajaratnam bibliographies, three in-house subject bibliographies were compiled, Library tours and briefings were also conducted and also made available on request and exchange: for professional librarians: from India, Indonesia, Global Warming in Southeast Asia; Indian Influence Japan, Malaysia, Norway, Philippines, Thailand, in Southeast Asia; and Myanmar Political Crisis. Singapore, Sweden, United States and Vietnam.

On 30 October 2007, ISEAS Library Head Miss Ch’ng Kim See (centre), briefed 45 foreign professional librarians who took a break from their three-day 10th International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Interlending and Document Supply International Conference on “Resource Sharing for the Future, Building Blocks for Success”, 29–31 October 2007, held at the National Library of Singapore.

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06 ALibrary p52-60.indd 59 7/9/08 5:57:17 PM ISEAS Library provided a one-week in-house and conferences participated by Library training for Ms Roberta Balagopal, Senior professional staff, joint and cooperative projects, as Reference Librarian at Lee Kong Chian Reference follows: Inter-Agency Committee (of 13 Singapore Library, National Library of Singapore on institutions) on the Chinese Overseas Databank 15–19 October 2007. and Research Collection (COCODR or HuayiNet Committee); Digitization of Southeast Asian External links and networks Materials Consortium; CORMOSEA (U.S. based Committee on Research Materials on Southeast ISEAS Library continued to maintain its regional Asia); Singapore National Database; and SILAS and international links and networks through book (Singapore Integrated Library Automation Service); exchange programmes, visits of professionals and and the Singapore Council of Chief Librarians. researchers, the Internet, and field trips undertaken

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06 ALibrary p52-60.indd 60 7/9/08 5:57:20 PM Administration (Head: Mrs Y.L. Lee)

he Singapore Government’s annual grant, from external sources (international agencies, T through the Ministry of Education and Ministry foundations, co-partners of research projects of Finance, is the major source of ISEAS funding. and conferences) and domestic private For FY2007/08, ISEAS received an operating benefactors, as well as income from training grant of $11,290,003. There was no approval for programmes, public lectures and research development grant for the year. consultancies. The largest grant of $0.5 million was donated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. • The operating grant was about 5.9 per cent The monies received from the various sources higher than the grant of $10,663,473 received helped to fund fellowships and scholarships, in FY2006/07. This increase was mainly due research projects, conferences and seminars to the payment of an additional 0.3 months and some staff salaries. of bonus to staff, a one-off additional grant for Expenditure on Manpower payment and The finance section kept the accounting record revised higher rental of premise. The operating to audit requirement and allocated incomes grant covered the cost of the physical and expenditures to the different divisions of infrastructure (building rental and maintenance), ISEAS including Research, Library, Publications, purchase and maintenance of equipment, Computer Unit and provide information and library acquisitions and maintenance, staff transparency. salaries and some of the research and publication activities. Appendix VI lists the donations, grants, contributions • In addition to the annual government grant, and fees received. The Institute wishes to express ISEAS also received a sum of $1,831,760 its appreciation to all donors and contributors from other sources in FY2007/08. These for their generosity and support of its various were donations, grants and contributions intellectual activities.

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07 AAdmin p61.indd 61 6/26/08 5:42:25 PM Computer Unit (Head: Mr Nagarajan Natarajan)

he Computer Unit serves the Institute through • The Unit develops various IT policies; with the T implementing new technologies, maintaining support of management, the Unit successfully IT infrastructure, providing technical services and implements them and educates the users support. about the policies. • The Unit manages the Unit’s IT budget and • The Computer Unit maintains the Institute’s prepares IT development proposals for new network infrastructure, which contains high projects. speed Gigabit Ethernet (GE) on the backbone and fast Ethernet connection to the Desktops. In the FY2007/08, the Computer Unit carried out The WAN Connections includes link to Singnet the following: for the Internet access and a leased line connection to BIG (Broadband Infrastructure • Planned and migrated ISEAS Internet link from for Government) for accessing Government NUS to Singnet. Services. • Planned and installed new Web Proxy and • Despite limited resources, the Unit maintains Web Anti-virus filter to block the malwares and more than 15 servers running on different viruses coming through the web. operating systems and supports more than • Planned and installed new firewall with High 150 workstations. The Unit does regular Availability and upgraded the BIG firewall. backup of various ISEAS’ systems, creates • Planned and installed an Intrusion Prevention desktop image of workstations for easy System and a VPN box for secure remote recovery and coordinates with the vendor for access. regular off-site storage of backup tapes. • The Unit maintains various databases The Unit is also currently working on upgrading the and applications efficiently with minimum following projects: downtime. The Unit provides helpdesk • Network Infrastructure of the Institute. and technical support services to the • The current mailing system. Administration, Library, Publications Unit, • The workstation of researchers and staff. and Research staff, visiting researchers, and trainees. Depending on the availability of funds, the future • The Unit also maintains the computerized plans includes developing a portal and offering smart card security system and sets up the more e-services and implementing wireless access necessary access rights to the staff to access in the whole of ISEAS. the various parts of the Institute’s building.

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08 AComputer p62.indd 62 6/26/08 5:43:11 PM APPENDICES

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09 Appendix I p63-70.indd 63 6/26/08 5:44:26 PM Research Staff ■ APPENDIX I

Director

Ambassador K. Kesavapany Academic qualifications: BA History (University of Malaya in Malaysia); MA Area Studies, Southeast Asia (School of Oriental and African Studies, London); Certificate of Teaching (Malayan Teachers College, UK); Intermediate Law (University of London) Nationality: Singaporean Position & responsibilities: Director, ISEAS; Director of Singapore APEC Study Centre Research interests: WTO-related trade issues; ASEAN economic integration; Negotiations of free trade agreements

Deputy Director

Dr Chin Kin Wah Academic qualifications: B.Sc. Economics (London School of Economics and Political Science); Ph.D. (London School of Economics and Political Science) Nationality: Singaporean Position & responsibilities: Deputy Director Research interests: Asia-Pacific security concerns; Major power policies towards Southeast Asia; ASEAN regionalism; Political, security cooperation in the ASEAN region

Head, ASEAN Studies Centre

Mr Rodolfo C. Severino Academic qualifications: BA Humanities (Ateneo de Manila University), MA International Relations (Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies) Nationality: Filipino Position & responsibilities: Head, ASEAN Studies Centre (w.e.f. 1.3.2008) Research interests: Regionalism in Southeast Asia; ASEAN as an institution and as a process

Professorial Fellow

Professor Saw Swee-Hock Academic qualifications: BA, MA (University of Malaya, Singapore); Ph.D. Statistics (London School of Economics and Political Science) Nationality: Singaporean Position & responsibilities: Professorial Fellow, RSCS; and Editor, Southeast Asia Background Series Research interests: Singapore’s financial sector; Investment analysis and management; Population of Malaysia; Population of Singapore

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09 Appendix I p63-70.indd 64 6/26/08 5:44:32 PM Senior Fellows and Fellows

Dr Russell Heng Hiang Khng Academic qualifications: BA Hons. Psychology (Victoria University, Wellington); Proficiency in Vietnamese Language (School of Oriental and African Studies, London); Ph.D. Political Science and International Relations (Australian National University) Nationality: Singaporean Position & responsibilities: Senior Fellow, RSCS; Coordinator, RSCS; Co-editor, SOJOURN (up to 31.12.2007); Co-editor, ISEAS Newsletter (up to 19.9.2007) Research interests: Civil society in authoritarian Asian polities

Dr Denis Hew Wei-Yen Academic qualifications: B.Sc. Hons. Economics (University of Warwick); M.Sc. Finance and Accounting (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology); Ph.D. Finance (University of Manchester) Nationality: Malaysian Position & responsibilities: Senior Fellow, RES; Coordinator, RES; Co-editor, ASEAN Economic Bulletin Research interests: ASEAN economic integration; Trade and investment trends in the Asia-Pacific region; Narrowing the economic development gap in ASEAN; Financial development in Southeast Asia; East Asian economic regionalism

Dr David Koh Wee Hock Academic qualifications: B.Soc.Sci. Hons. Political Science (National University of Singapore); MA Strategic Studies (Australian National University); Ph.D. Political Science (Australian National University) Nationality: Singaporean Position & responsibilities: Senior Fellow, RSPS (w.e.f. 1.12.2007); Coordinator, RSPS Research interests: Vietnamese politics, society, and culture; Local administration and state–society relations; Impact of modernization on culture and political culture of Vietnam

Dr Lee Hock Guan Academic qualifications: BA Mathematics (Bennington College); MA Demography (University of Pennsylvania); Ph.D. Sociology (Brandeis University) Nationality: Malaysian Position & responsibilities: Senior Fellow, RSCS (w.e.f. 1.6.2007); Coordinator, RSCS (up to 31.7.2006); Co-editor, SOJOURN; Editorial Committee, ISEAS Working Papers; and Editorial Committee, Trends in Southeast Asia Research interests: Religion and social change in Southeast Asia; Ethnicity, nationality, and citizenship in Malaysia; Malaysian social stratification

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09 Appendix I p63-70.indd 65 6/26/08 5:44:37 PM Dr K. S. Nathan Academic qualifications: BA Hons. History (University of Malaya); Ph.D. International Relations (Claremont Graduate University); LL.B. Hons. (University of London); LL.M. (University of London) Nationality: Malaysian Position & responsibilities: Senior Fellow, RSPS; Editor, Contemporary Southeast Asia (up to 1.4.2007) Research interests: Malaysian politics and foreign policy; Malaysia-Singapore relations; ASEAN regionalism and Asia-Pacific security; Political Islam and religious terrorism in Southeast Asia

Dr Sheng Lijun Academic qualifications: BA Literature (Beijing Foreign Languages Institute); MA International Relations (Australian National University); Ph.D. International Relations (University of Queensland) Nationality: Chinese (PRC) Position & responsibilities: Senior Fellow, RSPS (up to 18.3.2008) Research interests: China-ASEAN relations; China and ASEAN+3; China-Taiwan relations

Dr Tin Maung Maung Than Academic qualifications: B.Sc., M.Sc. Physics (Rangoon Arts & Science University); Graduate Dip. in Economic Planning (Institute of Economics, Rangoon); Ph.D. Politics (School of Oriental and African Studies, London) Nationality: Myanmar Position & responsibilities: Senior Fellow, RSPS; Co-editor, Southeast Asian Affairs; Associate Editor, Contemporary Southeast Asia; Editor and Coordinator, ISEAS Working Papers Research interests: Myanmar politics and development; Political culture and democratization; Civil-military relations and security sector reform; Human security and non-traditional security issues; Nuclear proliferation and nuclear power

Dr Aris Ananta Academic qualifications: BA Economics (University of Indonesia); MS Socio-Economic Statistics (George Washington University); Ph.D. Population Economics (Duke University) Nationality: Indonesian Position & responsibilities: Senior Research Fellow, RES Research interests: Migration in Southeast Asia; Ethnicity and religion; Indonesian development

Dr Terence Chong King Shan Academic qualifications: BA Hons., First Class (University of Leeds); MA (University of Warwick); Ph.D. (University of Warwick) Nationality: Singaporean Position & responsibilities: Fellow, RSCS; Coordinator, Regional Social and Cultural Studies Programme (w.e.f. 2.1.2008); Editor and Coordinator, Trends in Southeast Asia Research interests: Malaysian domestic politics; Religious fundamentalism; Social and cultural resistance; Cultural globalization in Southeast Asia

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09 Appendix I p63-70.indd 66 6/26/08 5:44:42 PM Dr Theresa Devasahayam Academic qualifications: BA & B.Soc.Sc. (Hons) (National University of Singapore), MA (Ohio University), Ph.D. (Syracuse University) Nationality: Singaporean Position & responsibilities: Fellow, RSCS; Co-editor, SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia (w.e.f. 3.3.2008) Research interests: Gender, migration, health, and ageing; Southeast Asia

Dr Hui Yew-Foong Academic qualifications: B.Soc.Sc. (Hons) Sociology (National University of Singapore); M.Soc.Sc. Sociology (National University of Singapore); Ph.D. Anthropology (Cornell University) Nationality: Singaporean Position & responsibilities: Fellow, RSCS; Co-editor, SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia (w.e.f. 3.9.2007) Research interests: Chinese translocalism, inter-ethnic relations in Indonesia, the historical subject in communist movements

Dr Lee Poh Onn Academic qualifications: B. Economics Hons. (La Trobe University); M. Economics (La Trobe University); Ph.D. Economics (Monash University) Nationality: Malaysian Position & responsibilities: Fellow, RES; Book Review Editor, ASEAN Economic Bulletin (up to 31.1.2008); Co-editor, ASEAN Economic Bulletin (w.e.f. 2.1.2008); Coordinator of the Singapore APEC Study Centre at ISEAS; Joint Coordinator of the ISEAS Environment and Climate Change Programme (w.e.f. September 2007); Coordinator of the ISEAS Internship Programme; ISEAS Working Papers and Trends in Southeast Asia Editorial Committee Member; ISEAS Social Committee Member Research interests: Environmental management and regional environmental cooperation; Resource management and conflict resolution

Dr Melanie S. Milo Academic qualifications: BA (University of the Philippines), MA and Ph.D. (Australian National University) Nationality: Filipino Position & responsibilities: Fellow, RES; and Co-editor, ASEAN Economic Bulletin (w.e.f. 3.3.2008) Research interests: Financial Development and Economic Growth; Financial Systems, Policies and Reforms/Financial Regulation and Supervision in the Philippines and East Asia; East Asia Financial Cooperation; New Institutional Economics and its Application to the Financial Sector; Monetary Policy in the Philippines and East Asia

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09 Appendix I p63-70.indd 67 6/26/08 5:44:47 PM Dr Sakulrat Montreevat Academic qualifications: BA Economics (Kasetsart University); MA Economics (Thammasat University); Ph.D. Economics (University of Hawaii at Manoa) Nationality: Thai Position & responsibilities: Fellow, RES (up to 31.10.2007); Co-editor, ASEAN Economic Bulletin (up to 31.12.2007); Editorial Committee, ISEAS Working Paper (up to 31.10.2007); and Editorial Committee, Trends in Southeast Asia (up to 31.10.2007) Research interests: Macroeconomic management, bank restructuring, and corporate governance in Thailand

Dr Ooi Kee Beng Academic qualifications: BA Hons. School of Public Administration (Stockholm University), BA (Sinology, Stockholm University), Ph.D. (Sinology, Stockholm University) Nationality: Swedish Position & responsibilities: Fellow, RSCS Research interests: Modern nation-building; Malaysian politics; Chinese politics; Language philosophy; Modern global politics; Postcolonialism

Dr Rahul Sen Academic qualifications: BA Hons. Economics (University of Delhi); MA Economics (University of Delhi); Ph.D. Economics (National University of Singapore) Nationality: Indian Position & responsibilities: Fellow, RES; and Coordinator, ISEAS Trade Policy Unit (up to 15.12.2007) Research interests: International trade and investment linkages among the Asia-Pacific and East Asian economies; ASEAN-India economic relations; Regionalism in Asian economies

Dr Ian James Storey Academic qualifications: BA (Hons) (Hull University), MA (International University of Japan), Ph.D. (City University of Hong Kong) Nationality: American Position & responsibilities: Fellow, RSPS; Associate Editor, Contemporary Southeast Asia (w.e.f. 9.4.2007) Research interests: Southeast Asia’s relations with external powers, particularly the PRC; maritime security; Thailand’s southern insurgency; China’s foreign and defence policies

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Ms Sanchita Basu Das Academic qualifications: BA Economics (University of Delhi); MA Economics (Delhi School of Economics) Nationality: Indian Position & responsibilities: Research Associate, RES Research interests: Analysis of economic and financial data

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09 Appendix I p63-70.indd 68 6/26/08 5:44:53 PM Ms Emillia bte Amin Academic qualifications: BA Hons (National University of Singapore); MA South East Asian Studies (School of Oriental and African Studies) Nationality: Singaporean Position & responsibilities: Research Associate, RSCS (w.e.f. 24.9.2007) Research interests: Economic history of Southeast Asia

Mr Mustafa Izzuddin Academic qualifications: B.Soc.Sci. Hons. Political Science (National University of Singapore); M.Sc. International Relations (London School of Economics) Nationality: Singaporean Position & responsibilities: Research Associate, RSPS (w.e.f. 17.9.2007) Research interests: Southeast Asia–Middle East issues

Mr Deepak Nair Academic qualifications: BA History (St Stephens College, Delhi); M.Sc. International Relations (London School of Economics and Political Science) Nationality: Indian Position & responsibilities: Research Associate, RSPS Research interests: Politics of Asia and the Pacific

Mr Terenjit Singh Sevea Academic qualifications: B.Soc. Sci. Hons. (National University of Singapore); M.Sc. Political Theory (London School of Economics) Nationality: Singaporean Position & responsibilities: Research Associate, RSPS (up to 17.9.2007) Research interests: Political Science

Ms Jean Tan Ming Academic qualifications: BA (National University of Singapore); MA International Studies (Australian National University) Nationality: Singaporean Position & responsibilities: Research Associate, RSPS/RSCS (up to 31.10.2007) Research interests: Political Science

Ms Karyn Wang Academic qualifications: B.Soc.Sci. Hons. Political Science (National University of Singapore); MA International Relations and Economics (Johns Hopkins University) Nationality: Singaporean Position & responsibilities: Research Associate, PAU (up to 16.1.2008) Research interests: International relations

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09 Appendix I p63-70.indd 69 6/26/08 5:44:57 PM Mr Agung Wicaksono Academic qualifications: B.Sc. Industrial Engineering (Institute of Technology Bandung); M.Sc. Production Management (Technical University Hamburg-Harburg, Germany); MBA Technology Management (Northern Institute of Technology Hamburg); Ph.D. Candidate in International Management in Asia (University of St Gallen) Nationality: Indonesian Position & responsibilities: Research Associate, RES (up to 9.10.2007) Research interests: Corporate governance; Internationalization of firms; Indonesian politics and economy; ASEAN integration; Energy studies

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09 Appendix I p63-70.indd 70 6/26/08 5:45:00 PM Visiting Researchers and Affiliates ■ APPENDIX II

Visiting Professorial Fellows Name Nationality Status/Institution at time of appointment Research Area 1. Prof Joyce C. Lebra American Professor Emerita, University of Colorado Women against the Raj: The Rani of Jhansi regiment

2. Prof Shirley Malaysian Professor of English, Department of English, An anthology of Geok-Lin Lim University of California, Santa Barbara Singapore literature

Writer-in-Residence Name Nationality Status/Institution at time of appointment Research Area 3. Mr Barry Wain Australian Southeast Asia Correspondent, Asian Wall Emergence of Street Journal modern Southeast Asia; An assessment of Mahathir’s legacy; Security and political aspects of South China Sea

Visiting Senior Research Fellows Name Nationality Status/Institution at time of appointment Research Area 4. Mr Sunanda Datta-Ray Indian Independent Researcher India in the concert of Asia/India’s second tryst with destiny

5. Mr Lindley J. Holloway Singaporean Independent Researcher Media “My Mistress”

6. Mr Lee Khoon Choy Singaporean Chairman, Eng Lee Investment Consultants Understanding the Pte Ltd inscrutable Chinese; Diaspora of the dragon seed

7. Mr Peter Lim Heng Singaporean Media Consultant Media “My Mistress” Loon

8. Mr Jørgen Ørstrøm Danish Former Danish Ambassador to Singapore; Futuristic study on Møller Adjunct Professor, Copenhagen Business Asia School

9. Prof P. Ramasamy Malaysian Former Professor of Political Economy, Indians in East Asia; Centre for History, Political Science and Ethnic relations in Strategic Studies, University Kebangsaan Asia Malaysia

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10 Appendix II p71-79.indd 71 6/26/08 5:46:06 PM 10. Mr Michael Richardson Australian Senior Asia-Pacific Correspondent, Energy security International Herald Tribune

11. Dr Vijay Sakhuja Indian Senior Fellow, Observer Research The rise of Asian Foundation maritime power in the twenty-first century: challenges for South East Asian security

12. Dr Johan Malaysian Research Dean, Science University of The first 50 years of Saravanamuttu Malaysia Malaysian foreign policy: a critical evaluation

13. Mr Rodolfo C. Severino Filipino Associate Professor, Institute of ASEAN and (up to 29.2.2008) Management, Philippines Southeast Asia

14. Dr Omkar Lal Shrestha Nepalese Deputy Country Director; Head, Vietnam Economics and Programming Unit, developments; Vietnam Resident Mission, Asian Human capital Development Bank development in Vietnam and business opportunities in Vietnam

15. Mr Daljit Singh Singaporean Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS Regional security trends including terrorism

16. Prof David Steinberg American Distinguished Professor and Director of South Korea- Asian Studies, School of Foreign Service, Southeast Asia Georgetown University relations

17. Dr Nasir Tamara Indonesian Consultant Moderate Islam in Indonesia; Indonesian presidency under Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

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10 Appendix II p71-79.indd 72 6/26/08 5:46:12 PM Visiting Research Fellows Name Nationality Status/Institution at time of appointment Research Area 18. Dr Sulfikar Amir Indonesian Lecturer, Graduate Program of Development The state and the Studies, Institut Teknologi Bandung reactor: politics of nuclear power in the post-Suharto Indonesia

19. Dr Ardeth Maung Myanmar Assistant Professor, Political Science The other Karen, Thawnghmung Department, University of Massachusetts, Kurd and Muslim: Lowell understanding the absence of violence amidst ethnic hostility

20. Dr Evi Nurvidya Arifin Indonesian Post-doctoral Fellow, Asia Research Institute, Financing ageing National University of Singapore society in Southeast Asia

21. Dr Rick Barichello Canadian Associate Professor, Food and Resource Integration of Economics Group, The University of British rural and urban Columbia labour markets in Southeast Asia: implications for poverty alleviation from agricultural and non-agricultural policies

22. Dr Jayati Indian Independent Researcher Indian business Bhattacharya communities and the economic progression in Singapore

23. Dr Pavin Thai First Secretary, Royal Thai Embassy, Thai foreign policy Chachavalpongpun Singapore

24. Ms Nancy Chng Singaporean Freelance editor and writer The Salim Story: a biography of Liem Sioe Liong (Soedono Salim)

25. Mr Peter J. Cockcroft Australian Adviser to the CEO, Premier Oil Pte Oil and gas Ltd Co. investment in Asia

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10 Appendix II p71-79.indd 73 6/26/08 5:46:17 PM 26. Mr Mark Hong Tat Soon Singaporean Visiting Senior Fellow, Institute of Defence Russian energy and Strategic Studies, Nanyang supplies to Technological University, Singapore Northeast Asia

27. Dr Chandra Malaysian Visiting Lecturer in Law, School of The Malaysian Kanagasabai Accounting and Financing, Hong Kong judiciary and its Polytechnic University challenges within the rule of law

28. Ms Arunajeet Kaur Singaporean Tutor, South Asian Studies Department, The Sikhs in National University of Singapore Singapore

29. Mr Asad-ul Iqbal Latif Singaporean Senior Correspondent, Straits Times, Singapore’s relations Singapore with the United States: Essays in diplomatic history

30. Dr Lee Ting Hui Malaysian Retired Senior Lecturer, National University Quo Vadis: the of Singapore evolution of Chinese schools in West Malaysia, 1957– 2003

31. Mr Verghese Singaporean Former Ambassador to Cambodia Cambodia Mathews (up to 4.7.2007)

32. Ms Braema Singaporean Manager, Corporate Communications, Gender-related Mathiaparanam Alexandra Hospital issues pertaining to Southeast Asia

33. Mr S. Wayne New Zealander Former Managing Editor, Asiaweek; A media recipe for Morrison former Copy Editor, Foreign Desk, Asia Straits Times

34. Dr Bernhard Germany Project Manager, Southeast Asia, Uhlmann Islam and politics in Platzdasch Singapore Indonesia

35. Dr Antonio L. Rappa Singaporean Assistant Professor, Department of Political The primordial roots Science, National University of Singapore of Eurasians in Singapore

36. Dr Lorraine Carlos Filipino Assistant Professor, Department of Political Political economy of Salazar Science, College of Social Sciences and reform in Malaysia Philosophy, University of the Philippines and the Philippines

37. Ms Susan Sim Singaporean Former Deputy Chief of Mission and U.S. policy towards Lee Koon Minister-Counsellor, Embassy in Washington, Southeast Asia (up to 30.9.2007) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore

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10 Appendix II p71-79.indd 74 6/26/08 5:46:22 PM 38. Ms Tan Pin Pin Singaporean Creative-in-Residence, Theatreworks, Invisible city Singapore

39. Dr Elspeth Thomson Canadian Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, Energy and National University of Singapore Southeast Asia

40. Dr Napisa Waitoolkiat Thai Chairman, Political Science Department, Democratic Faculty of Social Science, institutions and Naresuan University, Thailand political corruption in emerging democracies: the case of Thailand

Associate Senior Fellows Name Nationality Status/Institution at time of appointment Research Area 41. Mr Sudhir Devare Indian Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS ASEAN and India: security dimensions, concerns and opportunities

42. Dr Nick Freeman British Senior Adviser, Mekong Capital Ltd, Business Vietnam liberalization and private sector development in Laos and Vietnam

43. Dr Russell Heng Singaporean Senior Fellow, ISEAS Media and civil Hiang Khng society in Southeast (w.e.f. 1.1.2008) Asia; Internet politics in Southeast Asia; Political dynamics and media in Vietnam; Structure of governance in Vietnam

44. Dr Linda Low Singaporean Head, Strategy Planning, Department East Asian of Planning and Economy, Abu Dhabi; regionalism: state of Senior Fellow, ISEAS development, issues and prospects; Social security; Developmental states; East Asian business model

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10 Appendix II p71-79.indd 75 6/26/08 5:46:27 PM 45. Prof A. Mani Singaporean Dean, International Cooperation and Indians in East Asia; Research, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific Ethnic relations in University, Japan Asia

46. Dr Mya Than Myanmar Visiting Fellow, Institute of Security and Economic International Studies, Chulalongkorn development issues University in Indochina and Myanmar

47. Dr K. S. Nathan Malaysia Head, American Studies Centre, Institute of ASEAN-US relations (w.e.f. 11.4.2007) Occidental Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia; Senior Fellow, ISEAS

48. Dr Leo Suryadinata Singaporean Director, Chinese Heritage Centre, Indonesian politics; Nanyang Technological University Indonesian foreign relations; Ethnic Chinese in Southeast Asia; China and ASEAN

49. Prof Robert H. Taylor British Professorial Research Associate (Honorary), Myanmar; Centre of Southeast Asian Studies, School Globalization and of Oriental and African Studies, University of the politics of human London rights Associate Fellows Name Nationality Status/Institution at time of appointment Research Area 50. Assoc Prof Ho Khai Singaporean Associate Professor, School of Humanities The political economy Leong and Social Sciences, Nanyang of corporate Technological University governance in Singapore; Public sector reforms in Southeast Asia

51. Dr Sakulrat Thai Fellow, ISEAS Macroeconomic Montreevat management in (w.e.f. 1.11.2007) Thailand

52. Dr Rahul Sen Indian Fellow, ISEAS Regionalism in East (w.e.f. 16.12.2007) Asia

53. Dr Anthony Smith New Zealander Senior Research Fellow, Asia-Pacific Indonesian politics Center for Security Studies

54. Dr Kripa Sridharan Singaporean Head of Research – Asia, Infosight Comparative Singapore Pte Ltd regionalism: are there any lessons to be learnt?

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10 Appendix II p71-79.indd 76 6/26/08 5:46:33 PM Visiting Fellows Name Nationality Status/Institution at time of appointment Research Area 55. Dr Faizal bin Yahya Singapore Assistant Professor, South Asian Studies Singapore and Programme, Faculty of Arts and Social Indian trade relations Sciences, National University of Singapore

56. Mr Verghese Mathews Singapore High Commissioner to Bangladesh; Senior Regional issues (w.e.f. 5.7.2007) Fellow, MFA Academy; and Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS

57. Dr Catherine Ng Hong Kong Assistant Professor, Department of Single working Wah-hung Management and Marketing, women in Southeast The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Asia

58. Ms Susan Sim Singaporean Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS Islamic trends Lee Koon in Indonesia, (w.e.f. 1.10.2007) particularly the nexus between religion and politics, and the ramifications for Singapore

59. Dr Michael Vatikiotis British Chief Correspondent, Far Eastern Economic Political change Review, Hong Kong in Southeast Asia 1997–2005

60. Dr Ekawati S Wahyuni Indonesian Senior Lecturer, Department of The elderly livelihood Communication and Community strategies in Development, Faculty of Human Ecology, rural West Java, Bogor Agricultural University Indonesia

60. Assoc Prof Andrew C. American Associate Professor, Anthropology and Asian Tamil communities in Willford Studies, Cornell University; and Associate Malaysia Director, Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University

Visiting Associates Name Nationality Status/Institution at time of appointment Research Area 62. Ms Sheela Cheong Singaporean Postgraduate, National University of Revisiting Shuying Singapore Management of Success

63. Mr Pritam Singh Singaporean Research Associate, ISEAS “Opinion Asia” Khaira Project

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10 Appendix II p71-79.indd 77 6/26/08 5:46:38 PM 64. Mr Kim In Sik Korean Statistician, Korea National Statistical Development Office of inter-regional statistical cooperation in East-South Asian countries

65. Mr Jan A. Koeckritz Germany Ph.D. student, University of Freburg Containment of China or war on terror at its “Second Front”? US foreign policy in Southeast Asia after 11 September 2001 with case studies on Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore

66. Mr Christopher Len Singaporean Coordinator — Energy and Cooperation Impact of Asia’s Project, Uppsala University energy security development

67. Ms Amy H. Liu American Ph.D. Candidate, Emory University Language policies in the education sector

68. Mr Liu Xiangjun Chinese Ph.D. Candidate, Xiamen University The relations between Taiwan and Southeast Asia since 1990: politics and diplomacy

69. Mr Christopher Australian Ph.D. Candidate, University of New South ASEAN’s security Roberts Wales community

70. Ms Jean Tan Ming Singaporean Research Associate, ISEAS Indonesian politics (w.e.f. 1.11.2007) and Indonesian foreign policy

71. Mr Alan Yang Hao Taiwanese Ph.D. Candidate, National Chung Cheng A genealogical University, Republic of China (Taiwan) analysis of ASEAN community

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10 Appendix II p71-79.indd 78 6/26/08 5:46:43 PM 72. Mr Agung Wicaksono Indonesian Research Associate, ISEAS Corporate (w.e.f. 10.10.2007) governance for state- owned enterprises in Indonesia’s benchmark with Southeast Asian neighbours

Interns Name Nationality Status/Institution at time of appointment Research Area 73. Mr Andrew M. American Undergraduate, Cornell University Anthropology Carruthers

74. Ms Stanislava Russian Undergraduate, National University of Energy (alias Stasia) Singapore Kostetskaia

75. Ms Siriporn Pengya Thai Undergraduate, Naresuan University, The effect of military Thailand and patron client system on political development in Thailand

76. Mr Joseph M. Sarreal Filipino Undergraduate, The George Washington — University

77. Mr Teo Kah Beng Singaporean Associate Lecturer (International Relations), A comparative study Singapore Institute of Management of regional security cooperation in East Asia and Western Europe: lessons and prospects

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10 Appendix II p71-79.indd 79 6/26/08 5:46:48 PM Fellowships and Scholarship Recipients ■ APPENDIX III

Dato Sir Cheng Lock Tan M.A. Scholarship Programmes Awards Name Nationality Status/Institution Research Area 1. Mr Alex Tham Singapore M.A. Programme in Social Sciences, Islam in Indonesia Keng Sum University of Chicago

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Singapore Lectures/Public Lectures Date Topic 2.4.2007 Public Lecture on Recent Political and Economic Developments in Malaysia — by Dato’ Dr Michael O. K. Yeoh, Chief Executive Officer, Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (ASLI) 7.8.2007 2007 ASEAN Lecture and ASEAN Day Reception — by Prime Minister of Singapore, Mr Lee Hsien Loong 10.9.2007 Public Lecture on International Cooperation in an Emergent World — by Ms Maureen O’Neil, President, The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada 19.2.2008 Inaugural Southeast Asia Lecture: A Southeast Asia Community: More than a Matter of Geography — by HRH Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Brunei Darussalam

International and Regional Conferences and Seminars Research Date Topic Programme 11.4.2007 Roundtable on Civil Society RSCS 7.5.2007 Workshop on Production Networks and Industrial Clusters in Integrating Southeast RES Asia 30.5.2007 Panel Discussion on How to Make an ASEAN-EU FTA Work for European RES Businesses 4–5.6.2007 Conference on Re-Centering Islam: Islamic Linkages Between South and Southeast RSCS Asia 19.6.2007 Book Launch on Chalo Delhi, the 12th and final volume of Netaji Subhas Chandra PAU Bose’s Collected Works 19.7.2007 World Premiere of Invisible City RSCS 19.7.2007 Seminar on Ethnic Chinese in Indonesia in an Era of Globalization RSCS 1.8.2007 Technical Meeting: EAS Finance Cooperation Project RES 28.8.2007 Forum on Regional Strategic and Political Developments — Alliances, Alignments RSPS and Community Building: The Emergence of a New International Order for the Asia Pacific 30.8.2007 Public Forum on Governance in Indonesia PAU 3–5.9.2007 International Workshop on Financing Issues for an Ageing Society in Southeast RES/RSCS Asia 5.9.2007 Public Seminar on Financing Ageing Population in the ASEAN Community RSCS 9.9.2007 Eminent Speaker Series on the U.S. Elections and Economy: The Impact PAU on Asia 12.9.2007 An Exhibition of Vietnamese Paintings: The Touch of Vietnam PAU 13.9.2007 Conference on Vietnam: Challenges of Growth and Globalization RSPS 14.9.2007 Forum on Singapore Literature: Contesting Canons for the City-State: English- RSCS Language Writings from Raffles to Our Time

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12 Appendix IV p81-90.indd 81 6/26/08 5:48:38 PM 5.10.2007 2nd International Conference on Avoidable Blindness and Visual Impairment in PAU Southeast Asia 11–12.10.2007 Planning Meeting on Korea’s Role in Southeast Asia RSPS 15–16.10.2007 ASEAN-U.S. Symposium RSCS 18–20.10.2007 Forum on Gender Issues in East and Southeast Asia: Trends and Challenges Gender for the 21st Century 26.10.2007 Forum on The Indonesian Economy: Three Years Under Yudhoyono-Kalla RES 1–2.11.2007 Roundtable on Nuclear Power in Southeast Asia: Towards Cooperation for RSPS Security, Safety and Prosperity 6.11.2007 Symposium on Opportunities and Challenges Towards Regional Integration in PAU East Asia 21–23.11.2007 Conference on Early Indian Influences in Southeast Asia: Reflections of RSCS Cross-cultural Movements 3–4.12.2007 ASEAN Roundtable 2007: Building a Robust Regional Financial Architecture RES in Asia: Developments and Policy Challenges 14.12.2007 Singapore-Korea Bilateral Forum RSPS 7.1.2008 ISEAS 40th Anniversary Gala Dinner and Dialogue with MM Lee Kuan Yew PAU 8.1.2008 Regional Outlook Forum 2008 PAU 19–20.2.2008 Brunei Forum PAU 6.3.2008 Conference on A Quest for Development Paradigms in Indonesia: Micro and RES Managerial Perspectives 11.3.2008 Workshop on Production Networks, Industrial Clusterings and Industrialization RES Strategy in Less Developed Southeast Asia 12.3.2008 Symposium Commemorating the 100th Birthday Anniversary of Mr David Marshall RSCS — David Marshall: His Life and Legacy 27–28.3.2008 Conference on Energy Efficiency Energy

Seminars by Visitors and Research Staff Date Topic Research Programme 4.4.2007 ICES Rand: Roadmap in Energy and Environment — Dr Keith Carpenter, Energy Executive Director, Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Singapore 8.4.2007 Subhas Chandra Bose and the Rani of Jhansi: Myth and History — Professor Joyce RSPS Chapman Lebra, Professor Emerita, University of Colorado 11.4.2007 Energy Policy, Trends and Investment Climate in Indonesia — Dr Asclepias R.S. Energy Indriyanto, Executive Director, Indonesian Institute for Energy Economics (IIEE), Indonesia; and Mr Djatnika, Director, PT. Medco Methanol Bunyu (MMB), Indonesia 12.4.2007 International Trade: ASEAN Integration and Investment Agreements — Mr Edmund RES Sim, Hunton and Williams, Singapore; and Mr Hafiz Sayuti, Radius Seven (International Trade and Business Consultancy), Singapore

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12 Appendix IV p81-90.indd 82 6/26/08 5:48:44 PM 12.4.2007 Soeharto: The Life and Legacy of Indonesia’s Second President — Ambassador K. RSPS Kesavapany, Director, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies; Ambassador Barry Desker, Dean, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS); Dr J. Soedradjad Djiwandono, Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS); and Mrs Retnowati Abdulgani-Knapp, Business Consultant, Indonesia 13.4.2007 Vietnam: The Next Big Thing — Dr David Koh, Fellow, ISEAS, Mr Gregory Crovo, RSPS Foreign Lawyer, Kelvin Chia Partnership, Mr Victor Lim, Senior Marketing Manager, SembCorp Park Management, and Mr Thng Tien Tat, General Manager, United Overseas Bank, HCMC Branch 18.4.2007 Subhas Chandra Bose and the Rani of Jhansi: Myth and History — Professor Joyce In-House Chapman Lebra, Professor Emerita, University of Colorado 18.4.2007 Energy System Modeling and Analysis to Support Energy and Climate Change Energy Policy — Associate Professor Ho Hiang Kwee, Director, Energy Systems Laboratory, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 23.4.2007 The Meaning and Practice of Muslim Extremism — Associate Professor Syed Farid RSPS Alatas, Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore 24.4.2007 Reframing the Study of Malaysian Foreign Policy: Towards a Constructivist and RSPS Critical Approach — Dr Johan Saravanamuttu, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS 25.4.2007 High Oil Price: Is It Self-Inflicted Wound? — Mr Robert Viswanathan Chandran, Energy CEO and Executive Chairman, Chemoil Group of Companies, Singapore; and Dr Joshua Kuma, Adjunct Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore 26.4.2007 East Asian Community: The Pursuit of an Ideal — Professor Zhang Yongjin, Director, RSPS New Zealand Asia Institute, University of Auckland, New Zealand 3.5.2007 East Asian Free Trade Agreements in Services: Roaring Tigers or Timid Pandas? RES — Dr Carsten Fink, Senior Economist, World Bank Institute, Switzerland 4.5.2007 Protection of South-Asian Migrant Workers in the Context of the ASEAN Gender Declaration on Migrant Workers — Dr Bernard D’Sami, Reader, Department of History, Loyola College, Chennai, India 4.5.2007 Bali, Indonesia, between Tradition and Globalization — Dr Solita Sarwono, RSCS Freelance Researcher based in The Netherlands; and, Mr Santo Koesoebjono, Lecturer, UNESCO-IHE Institute of Water Education, The Netherlands 9.5.2007 The Difficulties of Writing Aung San Suu Kyi — Mr Justin Wintle, Author, Editor and RSPS Journalist; and Dr Kyaw Yin Hlaing, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore 10.5.2007 The Transformation of Japan’s Grand Strategy and Its Implications for International RSPS Politics — Dr Alexander L. Vuving, Research Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; and Visiting Research Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University

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12 Appendix IV p81-90.indd 83 6/26/08 5:48:49 PM 15.5.2007 Great Power Engagement in Southeast Asia: An Indian Perspective — RSPS Dr W. Lawrence S. Prabhakar, Visiting Research Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 16.5.2007 Global Governance and Energy — Dr Ann Florini, Visiting Professor and Director, Energy Centre on Asia and Globalization, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore 22.5.2007 Regional (ASEAN) Responses to Terrrorism — Mr Daljit Singh, Visiting Senior RSPS Research Fellow, ISEAS; and Mr Arabinda Acharya, Manager, Strategic Projects, International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University 23.5.2007 China’s Power Market Growth: Trends and Implications — Mr Joseph Jacobelli, Energy Senior Director, Head of AsiaPac Utilities Equity Research, Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Ltd 24.5.2007 “Copy Not Right”: A Talk on Copyright — Mrs Triena Ong, Managing Editor, ISEAS In-House 25.5.2007 Security Council Vote on Myanmar: Clash of the Titans — Mr Derek Tonkin, former RSPS Ambassador to Thailand and Laos 1.6.2007 Public Choice in a Fledgling Democracy: Budget Allocation in Thailand — Professor RES Akihiko Kawaura, Graduate School of Policy and Management, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan 5.6.2007 Asia 10 Years after the Crisis: Outlook and Challenges — Mr David Burton, Director, RES IMF Asia-Pacific 6.6.2007 Bioenergy as a Renewable Green and Clean Energy — Associate Professor Wang Energy Jing-Yuan, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Director, Environmental Engineering Research Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 8.6.2007 Regional Security Issues in the Indian Ocean Region — Dr Shireen M. Mazari, RSPS Director-General, Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan 15.6.2007 Piety, Politics and Post-Islamism in Contemporary Indonesia — Dr Noorhaidi Hasan, RSCS Lecturer, Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University Yogyakarta and Post-doctoral Fellow, Asia Research Institute (ARI), National University of Singapore 18.6.2007 In the meantime, over in Sabah and Sarawak…. — Associate Professor Andrew RSCS Aeria, Department of Politics and International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences, University Malaysia Sarawak, Kuching, Sarawak 18.6.2007 Village Mothers, City Daughters: Women and Urbanisation in Sarawak — Associate Gender Professor Hew Cheng Sim, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University Malaysia Sarawak 20.6.2007 Is the End of Oil in Sight? — Mr Tony Regan, Senior Consultant, Nexant, Singapore Energy 21.6.2007 Decentralization Model in Thailand’s Southern Conflict — Dr Srisompob Jitpiromsri, RES Faculty of Political Science, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani, Thailand; and Professor Duncan McCargo, School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, UK 22.6.2007 Low Energy Buildings, Towards Zero — Mr Gregers Reimann, Energy Consultant, Energy IEN Consultants, Malaysia

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12 Appendix IV p81-90.indd 84 6/26/08 5:48:54 PM 26.6.2007 Russia’s Strategic and Defence Policy in the Asia-Pacific: Beyond the Putin Era — RSPS Dr Alexey D. Muraviev, Strategic Affairs Analyst, Faculty of Media, Society and Culture, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia 28.6.2007 Islamic Politics in Indonesia after Soeharto — Dr Bernhard Platzdasch, Independent RSPS Researcher 28.6.2007 State of Women in Singapore through CEDAW Lens — Ms Braema Mathiaparanam, In-House Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS 29.6.2007 Poverty Alleviation, Rural Labour Markets and Domestic Migration: Evidence from RES Southeast Asia — Dr Rick Barichello, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS 3.7.2007 Trends and Drivers of Bilateral FDI Flows in Developing Asia — Associate Professor RES Ramkishen S. Rajan, School of Public Policy, George Mason University, Arlington, USA 4.7.2007 EDB’s Role in the Changing Energy Landscape — Mr Julian Ho, Executive Director, Energy Energy, Chemicals and Engineering Services, Economic Development Board, Singapore 10.7.2007 Book of Autobiographical Essays by former PAP Members of Parliament (FMPs) — PAU Dr Chiang Hai Ding, Mr Chai Chong Yii, Mr R. Ravindran, and Mr Rohan Kamis 11.7.2007 An Update on Lloyd’s and its Role in the Energy Insurance Market — Mr Anthony Energy Egerton, President, Lloyd’s Asia Pacific; and Mr Christopher Wildee, Principal Officer, Chaucer Singapore Pte Ltd 13.7.2007 India Debates its Energy Security — Mr Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, Bernard Schwartz Energy Fellow, Asia Society, New York City, USA 15.7.2007 Building Bridges Across the Bay of Bengal: History and the Future of India- PAU Singapore Relations — Professor Sugata Bose, Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs, Harvard University 18.7.2007 The Journey to an Integrated Biodiesel Production — Mr Peter Cheng Lim Kong, Energy Chief Executive Officer, Van Der Horst Group of Companies, Singapore 25.7.2007 Speaking to Audiences Across Racialized Boundaries: The Cultural Politics of RSCS Indian Popular Music in Malaysia — Dr Sumit K. Mandal, Associate Professor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 26.7.2007 Bisa Dèwèk — We Can Do It Ourselves: Being Plant Breeders, Producing Our Own RSCS Ideal Seeds — Dr Yunita T Winarto, University of Indonesia and University of Gadjah Mada, Indonesia 30.7.2007 The “Indianisation” of Southeast Asia Revisited: International Studies Meets RSPS Southeast Asian Historiography — Professor Amitav Acharya, Chair, Global Governance, University of Bristol, UK 31.7.2007 Bujang Valley: Revisiting Chola Voyages — Dr P. Ramasamy, Visiting Senior RSPS Rsearch Fellow, ISEAS; and Dr Vijay Sakhuja, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS 1.8.2007 Is Indonesia Ready for Nuclear Power? — Dr Sulfikar Amir, Visiting Research Fellow, In-House ISEAS

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12 Appendix IV p81-90.indd 85 6/26/08 5:48:59 PM 2.8.2007 The “Other” Minorities: Understanding the Absence of Violence Admist Ethnic In-House Hostility — Dr Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS 8.8.2007 Translocal Muslim Movements: The Deoband Universe and the Ideational Roots of RSPS Muslim Extremism — Professor Dr Dietrich Reetz, Visiting Professor, South Asian History and Civilization, Humboldt-University Berlin and Research Fellow, Zentrum Moderner Orient; Associate Professor Syed Farid Alatas, Head, Department of Malay Studies, National University of Singapore 13.8.2007 Democratic Institutions and Political Corruption in Emerging Democracies: In-House The Case of Thailand — Dr Napisa Waitoolkiat, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS 21.8.2007 APEC: Recent Developments and Emerging Issues — Dr Charles E. Morrison, RES PECC Chair and President, East West Center, USA 22.8.2007 The Geopolitics of Energy in Asia: Indo-Chinese Competition over Myanmar’s Gas Energy Reserves — Dr Marie Lall, Visiting Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), National University of Singapore 23.8.2007 Southern Discomfort: The Thai Insurgency — Dr Ian J. Storey, Fellow, ISEAS In-House 27.8.2007 Developments in Offshore Petroleum Exploration of Myanmar — Director-General Energy U Soe Myint, Energy Planning Department, Ministry of Energy, Myanmar 29.8.2007 Energy Infrastructure: Singapore – the Global Benchmark — Mr Mohamed Energy Merican, Independent Energy Research Consultant, Singapore 7.9.2007 The EU-ASEAN FTA in the Context of the EU’s New FTA Negotiations in Asia: RES Something Serious This Time? — Dr Razeen Sally, Co-Director, European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE), Brussels 11.9.2007 Energy Policies and Technologies for a New Millennium: Perspectives on Asian PAU Global Competitiveness — Dr Robert K. Dixon, Head, Energy Technology Policy Division International Energy Agency (IEA), Paris, France 12.9.2007 Indonesia’s Oil and Gas Sector Update — Dr Widhyawan Prawiraatmadja, Head Energy of Corporate Planning and Business Development, PT Pertamina (Persero), Indonesia 14.9.2007 The Dragon Looks South: China and Southeast Asia in the New Century — RSPS Mr Bronson Percival, Senior Advisor, Southeast Asia, Center for Strategic Studies, Center for Naval Analyses (CNA), USA 14.9.2007 Prioritizing Non-Proliferation and Counter-Terrorism Cooperation in Southeast RSPS Asia: The Need for a Regional “Norm Cascade” — Dr Tanya Ogilvie-White, Senior Lecturer, School of Political Science and Communication, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand 17.9.2007 Energy Innovations in the U.S.: A Random Sampling — Dr Michael Quah Energy Cheng-Guan, Executive Director, Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Strategic Initiatives of Current Technologies Corporation

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12 Appendix IV p81-90.indd 86 6/26/08 5:49:05 PM 19.9.2007 Malaysia: From Kampung to Twin Towers: 50 Years of Economic and Social PAU Development — Dr Richard Leete, Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme for Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam 27.9.2007 Climate Change Issues Relevant to Singapore and the Region — Associate Environment Professor Dr Jeff Obbard, Associate Director (Environment), Tropical Marine and Climate Science Institute, National University of Singapore; Dr Geh Min, President, Nature Change Society, Singapore and former NMP; Dr Chen Gang, Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore; and Mr P. Krishnamurthy, Asia Pacific Director, KYOTOenergy Pte Ltd, KL Rep Office, Malaysia 28.9.2007 Intrudo: Some Observations of Eurasians of Portuguese Descent, Malacca — In-House Dr Antonio L. Rappa, Visiting Research Fellow, ISEAS 3.10.2007 How Can Countries Reduce their Dependence on Petroleum? — Dr Benjamin K. Energy Sovacool, Research Fellow, Centre for Asia and Globalization, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore 10.10.2007 Carbon Trading in Asia — Ms Martha G. Fernandez, Senior Manager, Business Energy Development, Asia Carbon Group; Mr Rajadurai Thirumagan Sri, Director — Information Technology, ACX-Change, Asia Carbon Group 12.10.2007 Environmental Security: New Challenges for a Comprehensive Security Approach Environment — Dr Barbara Haering, Member of Parliament, Switzerland and Climate Change 19.10.2007 The Population of Singapore: Current Highlights and Future Challenges — RSCS Professor Saw Swee-Hock, Professorial Fellow, ISEAS 22.10.2007 Myanmar Today: Rhetoric, Myths and Realities — Professor David I. Steinberg, RSPS Distinguished Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS; and Dr Tin Maung Maung Than, Senior Fellow, ISEAS 25.10.2007 The Chinese of West Kalimantan, Indonesia: Persecution and Resistance in the In-House Early New Order — Dr Hui Yew-Foong, Fellow, ISEAS 6.11.2007 The Role of Non-Profit Organizations in Commercial and Government Technology Energy Transfer — Mr Michael A. Katz, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC), USA 7.11.2007 ASEAN+3 or ASEAN+6: Which Way Forward? — Dr Ganeshan Wignaraja, Senior RES Economist, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines 14.11.2007 Why Nuclear Power? — A Perspective from Indonesia — Mr Budi S. Sudarsono, Energy Senior Member, Indonesian National Committee, World Energy Council 19.11.2007 The Future of APEC — Ambassador Colin S. Heseltine, Executive Director, RES Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Singapore 23.11.2007 Brick by Brick: The Building of an ASEAN Economic Community — HE Ong Keng RES Yong, Secretary-General, ASEAN; HE Miles Kupa, High Commissioner, Australian High Commission in Singapore; Dr Denis Hew, Senior Fellow, ISEAS; and Mr Rodolfo C. Severino, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS

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12 Appendix IV p81-90.indd 87 6/26/08 5:49:10 PM 28.11.2007 UNDP Human Development Report 2007/2008: Fighting Climate Change: Human Environment Solidarity in a Divided World — Dr Richard Leete, UNDP Resident Representative and Climate for Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei Darussalam, United Nations Development Change Programme, Malaysia; Dr Wong Poh Poh, Coordinating Lead Author, IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change); and Associate Professor, Department of Geography, National University of Singapore; Dr Natasha Hamilton Hart, Associate Professor, Southeast Asian Studies Programme, National University of Singapore 5.12.2007 Enhancing Energy Efficiency in Singapore Buildings to 0.6kW/ton — Mr Lee Eng Energy Lock, General Manager, Trane Singapore 5.12.2007 Russia’s Defence Cooperation with Indonesia: Implications for Southeast Asian RSPS Security — Dr Alexey D. Muraviev, Strategic Affairs Analyst, Faculty of Media, Society and Culture, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia 6.12.2007 Indonesia in the World — Dr Reza Siregar, Economist (IMF-Singapore Regional RES Training Institute, Singapore, and Senior Lecturer at University of Adelaide, Australia); Dr Anies Baswedan, Political Scientist (Rector of Paramadina University, Indonesia); and Dr Imam B. Prasodjo, Sociologist (Lecturer and Director of Center for Research on Inter-Group Relations and Conflict Resolution, University of Indonesia) 6.12.2007 Australia’s Post Election International Policies — Mr Richard C. Smith, Distinguished PAU Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 13.12.2007 Biofuels and Renewable Sources of Energy in Brazil: The Ethanol Experience — Energy Mr Ricardo Borges Gomide, Deputy Director, Renewable Fuels Department, Natural Gas and Renewable Fuels Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy 17.12.2007 Promotion of Interfaith Dialogue in Indonesia: A Hindu Perspective — Mr Anand RSCS Krishna, Founder, Anand Ashram Foundation, Indonesia 18.12.2007 Interfaith Dialogue — Mr Anand Krishna, Founder, Anand Ashram Foundation, RSCS Indonesia (In-House Seminar) 16.1.2008 Post-Bali UN Climate Change Conference: What Lies Ahead? — Dr Chen Gang, Environment Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore; Dr Youngho and Climate Chang, Assistant Professor, Division of Economics and Research Fellow, Change S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University; Dr Geh Min, President, Nature Society, Singapore; and former NMP; and Professor Kog Yue Choong, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, and President, East West Engineering Consultants 24.1.2008 Energy for Growth: Singapore’s National Energy Policy — Mr Puah Kok Keong, Energy Deputy Director, Energy Division, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore 29.1.2008 The Current Sino-Indian Relationship and its Implications for Southeast Asian RSPS Security — Mr Jonathan Holslag, Head of Research, Brussels Institute of Contemporary China Studies, Brussels, Belgium 30.1.2008 Water Governance in Indonesia: Negotiating Scale and Territoriality — Ms Suzanty Environment Sitorus, Ph.D. Candidate, School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia, and Climate Norwich, UK Change

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12 Appendix IV p81-90.indd 88 6/26/08 5:49:16 PM 31.1.2008 A Media Recipe for Asia — Mr Salman Wayne Morrison, Managing Editor, In-House Asiaweek 4.2.2008 Book launch, The New Asian Hemisphere: The Irresistible Shift of Global Power to the PAU East — Author: Kishore Mahbubani, Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy 5.2.2008 The Relevance of the Archaeology of Srivijaya to the History of Southeast Asia RSPS — Professor Pierre-Yves Manguin, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore 14.2.2008 The UN Secretary-General’s Good Offices and the Challenges of Mediation in RSPS Myanmar — Dr Thant Myint-U, Research Associate, Cambridge Centre for History and Economics 18.2.2008 Whither Myanmar’s Road Map? — Dr Tin Maung Maung Than, Senior Fellow, RSPS ISEAS 22.2.2008 Bridging the Gulf that Never Was: Rediscovery of Singapore and India — RSPS Mr Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS 27.2.2008 Equitization of SOEs in Vietnam and the Role of State Capital and Investment RSPS Corporation (SCIC) — Dr Le Dang Doanh, Former President, Central Institute of Economic Management, Socialist Republic of Vietnam 28.2.2008 The 2008 Race for the U.S. Presidency: Gaining the Nomination, Winning the RSPS Election and Governing the Country — Professor Burdett A. Loomis, University of Kansas, USA 6.3.2008 The Coming Malaysian Elections — Issues and Projections — Dato’ Dr Michael RSCS O. K. Yeoh, Chief Executive Officer/Director, Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (ASLI), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and Dr Maznah Mohamad, Visiting Senior Fellow, Southeast Asian Studies Programme and Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore 7.3.2008 Changes in Vietnam — Challenges and Opportunities — Mr Ayumi Konishi, RES Country Director, Asian Development Bank, Vietnam Resident Mission, Hanoi 10.3.2008 BMW Group’s Development of Hydrogen Combustion Technology — Mr Michael Energy Meurer, Head, Hydrogen Project Infrastructure, BMW Group 13.3.2008 Asian Oil and Gas and Coal Sector — Comparative Analysis of Energy Policy and Energy Lessons for Southeast Asia — Mr Ridwan Rusli, Managing Director, Head of Natural Resources and Chemicals, Asia Credit Suisse (Singapore) 14.3.2008 Malaysia’s 12th General Elections: Results and Implications — Dr Johan RSCS Saravanamuttu, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS; Dr Ooi Kee Beng, Fellow, ISEAS; Dr Lee Hock Guan, Senior Fellow, ISEAS; and Encik Mohd Tawfik Tun Dr Ismail, former Malaysian Member of Parliament 18.3.2008 Economic Growth, Radical Innovation, and Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Environment Emissions — Dr Peter A. J. Englert, Professor, University of Hawai’i at Ma¯ noa, and Climate SOEST, Hawai’i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP), International Change Center for Climate and Society (ICCS), Center for Chinese Studies (CCS), USA 19.3.2008 Asia-Europe Dialogue and the Making of Modern Science: A Project Proposal — In-House Dr Arun Bala, Visiting Professor, Department of Philosophy and School of Theology, University of Toronto, Canada

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12 Appendix IV p81-90.indd 89 6/26/08 5:49:21 PM 24.3.2008 Vietnam’s Rise and its Impact on ASEAN — Mdm Ton Nu Thi Ninh, former Vice Chair, RSPS Foreign Affairs Committee, National Assembly of Vietnam; and President, Founding Committee, Tri Viet University 26.3.2008 Indonesia’s State Owned Enterprises Rightsizing: Toward Holding Companies? — RES Dr Agung Wicaksono, Visiting Associate, ISEAS 27.3.2008 Thailand’s Relations with Singapore: New Direction under New Government? — RSPS Dr Panitan Wattanayagorn, Associate Professor, Department of International Relations, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

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12 Appendix IV p81-90.indd 90 6/26/08 5:49:24 PM New Publications by ISEAS, 2007–08 ■ APPENDIX V

New Books and Journals • Aris Ananta and Lee Poh Onn, eds., Aceh: A New Dawn • Thanet Aphornsuvan, Rebellion in Southern Thailand: Competing Histories • Marc Askew, Conspiracy, Politics, and a Disorderly Border: The Struggle to Comprehend Insurgency in Thailand’s Deep South • Ellen Bal, They Ask If We Eat Frogs: Garo Ethnicity in Bangladesh • Arsenio Molina Balisacan and Nobuhiko Fuwa, eds., Reasserting the Rural Development Agenda: Lessons Learned and Emerging Challenges in Asia • Mary Callahan, Political Authority in Burma’s Ethnic Minority States: Devolution, Occupation, and Co-existence • David Capie and Paul Evans, The Asia-Pacific Security Lexicon, Updated 2nd Edition • Terence Chong, ed., Globalization and Its Counter-forces in Southeast Asia • Gennady Chufrin and Mark Hong, eds., Russia-ASEAN Relations: New Directions • Denis Hew, ed., Brick by Brick: The Building of an ASEAN Economic Community • Hew Cheng Sim, ed., Village Mothers, City Daughters: Women and Urbanization in Sarawak • Nadirsyah Hosen, Shari’a and Constitutional Reform in Indonesia • Hussin Mutalib, Islam in Southeast Asia • Alexandra Kent, Divinity and Diversity: A Hindu Revitalization Movement in Malaysia • K. Kesavapany and Rahul Sen, Negotiating the Korea-Singapore FTA: A Case Study • Know Your ASEAN • David Koh Wee Hock, ed., Legacies of World War II in South and East Asia • Tom Kramer, The United Wa State Party: Narco-Army or Ethnic Nationalist Party? • Nagesh Kumar, K. Kesavapany and Yao Chaocheng, ed., Asia’s New Regionalism and Global Role: Agenda for the East Asia Summit • Asad-ul Iqbal Latif, Between Rising Powers: China, Singapore and India • Yudi Latif, Indonesian Muslim Intelligentsia and Power • Lee Hock Guan, ed., Ageing in Southeast and East Asia • Lee Hock Guan and Leo Suryadinata, eds., Language, Nation and Development in Southeast Asia • Lim Hua Sing, Japan and China in East Asian Integration • Ross H. McLeod and Andrew MacIntyre, eds., Indonesia: Democracy and the Promise of Good Governance • Charles E. Morrison and Eduardo Pedrosa, eds., An APEC Trade Agenda? The Political Economy of a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific • Deepak Nair and Lee Poh Onn, eds., Regional Outlook: Southeast Asia 2008–2009 • Ooi Kee Beng, Lost in Transition: Malaysia under Abdullah Badawi • Ooi Kee Beng and Ding Choo Ming, eds., Continent, Coast, Ocean: Dynamics of Regionalism in Eastern Asia • Pasuk Phongpaichit and Chris Baker, eds., Thai Capital After the 1997 Crisis • Regional Outlook Forum 2008: Summary Report

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13 Appendix V p91-92.indd 91 6/26/08 5:50:18 PM • Lorraine Carlos Salazar, Getting a Dial Tone: Telecommunications Liberalisation in Malaysia and the Philippines • Saw Swee-Hock, The Population of Singapore, 2nd Edition • Rahul Sen, Trade Policy and the Role of Regional and Bilateral FTAs: The Case of New Zealand and Singapore • Rodolfo C. Severino, ASEAN • Rodolfo C. Severino and Lorraine Carlos Salazar, eds., Whither the Philippines in the 21st Century? • John Sidel, The Islamist Threat in Southeast Asia: A Reassessment • Bouchaib Silm, Singapore Through Arab Eyes (in Arabic) • Daljit Singh, ed., Political and Security Dynamics of South and Southeast Asia • Daljit Singh and Lorraine Carlos Salazar, eds., Southeast Asian Affairs 2007 • Martin T. Smith, State of Strife: The Dynamics of Ethnic Conflict in Burma since Independence • Kripa Sridharan, Regional Cooperation in South Asia and Southeast Asia • Leo Suryadinata, Understanding the Ethnic Chinese in Southeast Asia • Philip Taylor, ed., Modernity and Re-enchantment: Religion in Post-revolutionary Vietnam • Robert H. Taylor, Dr Maung Maung: Gentleman, Scholar, Patriot • Selvaraj Velayutham, Responding to Globalization: Nation, Culture and Identity in Singapore • Agung Wicaksono, ed., Energy Efficiency in Japan • Zaw Oo and Win Min, Assessing Burma’s Ceasefire Accords • Patrick Ziegenhain, The Indonesian Parliament and Democratization • 3 issues of Contemporary Southeast Asia • 3 issues of ASEAN Economic Bulletin • 2 issues of SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia • 3 issues of ISEAS Newsletter

Reprints • Ooi Kee Beng, The Reluctant Politician: Tun Dr Ismail and His Time • K.S. Sandhu and A. Mani, eds., Indian Communities in Southeast Asia • Bouchaib Silm, Singapore Through Arab Eyes • Cynthia Chou and Vincent Houben, eds., Southeast Asian Studies: Debates and New Directions • Greg Fealy and Virginia Hooker, comps and eds., Voices of Islam in Southeast Asia: A Contemporary Sourcebook • Vatthana Pholsena, Post-war Laos: The Politics of Culture, History and Identity • Mely Caballero-Anthony, Regional Security in Southeast Asia: Beyond the ASEAN Way • Rodolfo C. Severino, comp., Framing the ASEAN Charter: An ISEAS Perspective

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13 Appendix V p91-92.indd 92 6/26/08 5:50:21 PM Donations, Grants, Contributions, and Fees ■ APPENDIX VI Received during the Period 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008

Amount received S$ 1. Adonai Consulting 4,000.00 2. AMM Foundation 18,375.69 3. Coutts Bank 4,000.00 4. Estate of Jacob Ballas 15,000.00 5. Harry Elias 5,000.00 6. HSBC Trustee (S) Ltd 102,000.00 7. International Development Research Centre 36,662.66 8. Joseph Grimberg 5,000.00 9. Konrad Adenauer Stiftung 102,571.90 10. Korea Foundation 39,705.59 11. Lee Foundation 55,000.00 12. Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura 15,000.00 13. MDI International 319,650.11 14. Mercy Relief 50,000.00 15. Ministry of Education 30,658.91 16. Ministry of Foreign Affairs 493,053.65 17. Ministry of Trade and Industry 93,500.37 18. National Arts Council 5,000.00 19. National Library Board 50,000.00 20. National University of Singapore 26,661.00 21. Singapore Academy of Law 10,000.00 22. Singapore Exhibition Services Pte Ltd 12,000.00 23. Singapore Indian Association 22,097.44 24. Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry 2,651.46 25. The Trustees of the Jacob Ballas Trust Fund 5,000.00 26. United Overseas Bank Ltd 5,000.00 27. Universitas 21 Global Pte Ltd 14,000.00 28. Others 16,976.06 29. Donors/Contributors towards ISEAS 40th Anniversary Gala Dinner and Golf Tournament 107,500.00 30. Registration Fees • Business Forum on Three Years of Indonesian Economy Under Yudhoyono-Kalla 5,250.00 • Forum on Regional Strategic and Political Developments 8,900.00 • Regional Outlook Forum 93,140.00 • Conference on Early Indian Influences in South East Asia: 11,680.00 Reflections on Cross-Cultural Movements • Conference on the Malaysian Economy: Developments and Challenges 750.00 • Conference on Vietnam: Challenges of Growth and Globalization 9,800.00 • Whither the Philippines in the 21st Century? A Conference on the Philippines 75.00 • ISEAS Internship Programme 2007 1,400.00 • ISEAS 40th Anniversary Celebrations 34,700.00 ======1,831,759.84 ======

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14 Appendix VI p93-94.indd 93 6/26/08 5:51:08 PM Notes to some of the items above 1: Contribution towards Southeast Asia Research Councils Forum: The Innovation Agenda 2, 18, 19 & 24: Contributions for Conference on “Early Indian Influences in South East Asia: Reflections on Cross- Cultural Movements” 3: Donations for Baliyatra and the associated project “Indians in East Asia” 4, 5, 8, 21 & 25: Support for David Marshall — His Life and Legacy, A Symposium in Commemoration of the 100th Birthday Anniversary of Mr David Marshall 6: Support for the Tun Dato Sir Cheng Lock Tan Scholarship Fund Writers-in-Residence Programme 2005 7: Support for Forum on “Regional Strategic and Political Developments”, the Public Lecture by Ms Maureen O’Neil and “Regional Outlook Forum 2008” 9: Grants for Conference on the “Malaysian Economy: Developments and Challenges”, Conference on “Vietnam: Challenges of Growth and Globalization”, Seminar on “Building Good Governance in Indonesia”, Public Forum on “Indonesia in the World” and “ASEAN Roundtable 2007 — Building a Robust Regional Financial Architecture in Asia: Developments and Policy Challenges” 10: Support for the Project on “The Republic of Korea in Southeast Asia: Expanding Influences and Relations” 11: Donations for the Biography of David Marshall and the Book on Eurasians in Singapore 12: Donation for Conference on “Re-Centering Islam: Islamic Linkages between South and Southeast Asia” 13: Contribution towards the “Options for EAS Finance Cooperation: A Scoping Study” 14: Donation for production of book Aceh: A New Dawn 15: Contribution for Conference on “Role of Education in Building an ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community” 16: Support for Research Fellowships, Lectures, Singapore Energy Conference and Projects 17, 22: Support for the Singapore Energy Conference 20: Contributions for Conference on “Early Indian Influences in South East Asia: Reflections on Cross-Cultural Movements”, “Building Bridges Across the Bay of Bengal: History and the Future of India-Singapore Relations” — A Dinner Talk by Professor Sugata Bose and Felicitation and Talk on “Bridging the Gulf that Never was: Rediscovery of Singapore and India” by Mr Sunanda K. Datta Ray 23: Contribution for “Building Bridges Across the Bay of Bengal: History and the Future of India-Singapore Relations” — A Dinner Talk by Professor Sugata Bose 26: Support for the Brunei Forum 27: Donations for Baliyatra and the associated project “Indians in East Asia” and Regional Outlook Forum 2008 28: • Donations to ISEAS Research Fund • Contribution towards the Australia-India-ASEAN Research Discussion • Support for visit by George Mason University Graduate Students • Contribution towards the Book Launch on The New Asian Hemisphere: The Irresistible Shift of Global Power to the East • Support for a seminar cum Book Launch: UNDP Human Development Report 2007/2008

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In the opinion of the Trustees, the accompanying balance sheet, statement of income and expenditure, changes in General Fund and Other Funds and cash flow statement, together with the notes thereon, are drawn up so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Institute as at 31 March 2008 and of the income and expenditure, changes in General Fund and Other Funds and cash flow for the financial year then ended and at the date.

On behalf of the Trustees

……………………………… ….…………….…………...... ……….……………………... PROF. WANG GUNGWU MR K. KESAVAPANY MRS Y. L. LEE Chairman Director Executive Secretary 25 July 2008 25 July 2008 25 July 2008

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15 AFinancialSt p95-141.indd 97 6/26/08 5:52:51 PM Independent Auditors’ Report to the Members of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (“the Institute”) which comprise the balance sheet as at 31 March 2008, the statement of income and expenditure, statement of changes in General Fund and Other Funds and the cash flow statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory notes.

Management’s responsibility for the financial statements The Institute’s management are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with the provision of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Act, 1968 (the “Act”) and Statutory Board Financial Reporting Standards. This responsibility includes:

(a) devising and maintaining a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide a reasonable assurance that assets are safeguard against loss from unauthorised use or disposition, and transactions are properly authorised and that they are recorded as necessary to permit the preparation of true and fair profit and loss accounts and balance sheets and to maintain accountability of assets; (b) selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies; and (c) making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.

Auditors’ responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Singapore Standards on Auditing. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgement, including the assessment of the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditors consider internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation

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15 AFinancialSt p95-141.indd 98 6/26/08 5:52:57 PM and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion In our opinion:

(a) the financial statements are properly drawn up in accordance with the provisions of the Act and Statutory Board Financial Reporting Standards so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Institute as at 31 March 2008 and of the income and expenditure, changes in General Fund and Other Funds and cash flows of the Institute for the year ended on that date; and (b) the accounting and other records required by the Act to be kept by the Institute have been properly kept in accordance with the provisions of the Act.

During the course of our audit, nothing came to our notice that caused us to believe that the receipts, expenditure and investment of monies and the acquisition and disposal of assets by the Institute during the financial year have not been made in accordance with the provisions of the Act.

FOO KON TAN GRANT THORNTON Certified Public Accountants Singapore, 25 July 2008

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15 AFinancialSt p95-141.indd 99 6/26/08 5:53:02 PM Balance Sheet

FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 Note $ $

Accumulated surplus General Fund 3(a) 2,048,584 2,245,782 Other Funds 3(b) 3,331,896 2,476,113 Fair Value Reserve 2,385,487 1,734,619 7,765,967 6,456,514

ISEAS Consolidated Endowment Fund 4 18,278,178 18,278,178 Specific Projects Fund 5 12,862,964 13,793,515 Kernial Singh Sandhu Memorial Fund 7 1,011,400 1,011,400 32,152,542 33,083,093 39,918,509 39,539,607

Non-current assets Property, plant and equipment 8 1,747,531 1,732,169 Available-for-sale investments 9 31,171,649 29,533,015 32,919,180 31,265,184 Current assets Sundry debtors, deposits and prepayments 10 3,619,938 912,683 Fixed deposits 11 4,780,000 7,830,000 Cash and bank balances 11 2,966,756 2,159,590 11,366,694 10,902,273

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15 AFinancialSt p95-141.indd 100 6/26/08 5:53:07 PM FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 Note $ $

Less: Current liabilities Sundry creditors and accruals 12 2,619,834 895,681 Net current assets 8,746,860 10,006,592

Non-current liabilities Deferred capital grants 13 (1,747,531) (1,732,169) 39,918,509 39,539,607

……………………………… ……………………………… ……………………………… PROF. WANG GUNGWU MR K. KESAVAPANY MRS Y. L. LEE Chairman Director Executive Secretary 25 July 2008 25 July 2008 25 July 2008

The annexed notes form an integral part of and should be read in conjunction with these financial statements.

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15 AFinancialSt p95-141.indd 101 6/26/08 5:53:13 PM Statement of Income and Expenditure

General Fund Other Funds Total FY FY FY FY FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 2007/2008 2006/2007 2007/2008 2006/2007 Note $ $ $ $ $ $ Operating Income Income 3(b) — — 1,288,834 2,010,209 1,288,834 2,010,209 Publication sales (net) 14 69,341 (25,040) — — 69,341 (25,040) Operating expenditure 3(b), 15 (11,198,253) (10,487,956) (433,051) (543,428) (11,631,304) (11,031,384) Deficit before depreciation (11,128,912) (10,512,996) 855,783 1,466,781 (10,273,129) (9,046,215) Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 8 (185,646) (202,600) — — (185,646) (202,600) Operating deficit (11,314,558) (10,715,596) 855,783 1,466,781 (10,458,775) (9,248,815)

Non-operating income Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment 2,647 — — — 2,647 — Interest income 17 16,154 11,908 — — 16,154 11,908 Miscellaneous income 18 14,920 14,907 — — 14,920 14,907 Deficit before Government Grants (11,280,837) (10,688,781) 855,783 1,466,781 (10,425,054) (9,222,000)

Government Grants Operating grants 19 11,097,993 10,511,338 — — 11,097,993 10,511,338 Deferred capital grants amortised 13 185,646 202,600 — — 185,646 202,600 11,283,639 10,713,938 — — 11,283,639 10,713,938 Operating surplus for the year 2,802 25,157 855,783 1,466,781 858,585 1,491,938

The annexed notes form an integral part of and should be read in conjunction with these financial statements.

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15 AFinancialSt p95-141.indd 102 6/26/08 5:53:19 PM General Fund Other Funds Total FY FY FY FY FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 2007/2008 2006/2007 2007/2008 2006/2007 Note $ $ $ $ $ $ Operating Income Income 3(b) — — 1,288,834 2,010,209 1,288,834 2,010,209 Publication sales (net) 14 69,341 (25,040) — — 69,341 (25,040) Operating expenditure 3(b), 15 (11,198,253) (10,487,956) (433,051) (543,428) (11,631,304) (11,031,384) Deficit before depreciation (11,128,912) (10,512,996) 855,783 1,466,781 (10,273,129) (9,046,215) Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 8 (185,646) (202,600) — — (185,646) (202,600) Operating deficit (11,314,558) (10,715,596) 855,783 1,466,781 (10,458,775) (9,248,815)

Non-operating income Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment 2,647 — — — 2,647 — Interest income 17 16,154 11,908 — — 16,154 11,908 Miscellaneous income 18 14,920 14,907 — — 14,920 14,907 Deficit before Government Grants (11,280,837) (10,688,781) 855,783 1,466,781 (10,425,054) (9,222,000)

Government Grants Operating grants 19 11,097,993 10,511,338 — — 11,097,993 10,511,338 Deferred capital grants amortised 13 185,646 202,600 — — 185,646 202,600 11,283,639 10,713,938 — — 11,283,639 10,713,938 Operating surplus for the year 2,802 25,157 855,783 1,466,781 858,585 1,491,938

The annexed notes form an integral part of and should be read in conjunction with these financial statements.

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15 AFinancialSt p95-141.indd 103 6/26/08 5:53:24 PM Statement of Changes in General Fund and Other Funds

General Fund Other Funds Fair Value Reserve Total FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 2007/2008 2006/2007 2007/2008 2006/2007 2007/2008 2006/2007 Note $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Balance as at 1 April 2,245,782 2,220,625 2,476,113 1,009,332 1,734,619 278,841 6,456,514 3,508,798 Changes in fair value of available-for-sale investments — — — — 650,868 1,455,778 650,868 1,455,778 Operating surplus for the year 2,802 25,157 855,783 1,466,781 — — 858,585 1,491,938 Total recognised income and expenses for the year 2,802 25,157 855,783 1,466,781 650,868 1,455,778 1,509,453 2,947,716 Transfer of fund to Specific Projects — ISEAS 40th Anniversary Gala Dinner 5 (200,000) — — — — — (200,000) — Balance as at 31 March 2,048,584 2,245,782 3,331,896 2,476,113 2,385,487 1,734,619 7,765,967 6,456,514

The annexed notes form an integral part of and should be read in conjunction with these financial statements.

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15 AFinancialSt p95-141.indd 104 6/26/08 5:53:30 PM General Fund Other Funds Fair Value Reserve Total FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 2007/2008 2006/2007 2007/2008 2006/2007 2007/2008 2006/2007 Note $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Balance as at 1 April 2,245,782 2,220,625 2,476,113 1,009,332 1,734,619 278,841 6,456,514 3,508,798 Changes in fair value of available-for-sale investments — — — — 650,868 1,455,778 650,868 1,455,778 Operating surplus for the year 2,802 25,157 855,783 1,466,781 — — 858,585 1,491,938 Total recognised income and expenses for the year 2,802 25,157 855,783 1,466,781 650,868 1,455,778 1,509,453 2,947,716 Transfer of fund to Specific Projects — ISEAS 40th Anniversary Gala Dinner 5 (200,000) — — — — — (200,000) — Balance as at 31 March 2,048,584 2,245,782 3,331,896 2,476,113 2,385,487 1,734,619 7,765,967 6,456,514

The annexed notes form an integral part of and should be read in conjunction with these financial statements.

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15 AFinancialSt p95-141.indd 105 6/26/08 5:53:35 PM Cash Flow Statement

FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 $ $ Cash Flow from Operating Activities: Operating deficit before grants (10,425,054) (9,222,000) Adjustments for: Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 185,646 202,600 Interest/investment income from other funds (891,626) (1,402,126) Interest income from general fund (16,154) (11,908) Property, plant and equipment written off 6,933 5,297 Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment (2,647) — Impairment on sundry debtors no longer required (3,500) (385) Impairment on sundry debtors — 9,588 Operating deficit before working capital changes (11,146,402) (10,418,934) Decrease/(increase) in sundry debtors, deposits and prepayments 239,235 (190,518) Increase in sundry creditors and accruals 1,738,122 201,688 Decrease in deferred subscription income (13,969) (11,940) Donations/research grants/contributions/seminar registration fees 1,036,168 1,588,854 received Expenditure on specific projects (3,134,221) (1,953,584) Net cash used in operating activities (11,281,067) (10,784,434)

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15 AFinancialSt p95-141.indd 106 6/26/08 5:53:41 PM FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 $ $ Cash Flow from Investing Activities: Purchase of property, plant and equipment (207,941) (157,432) Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 2,647 — Interest received 131,889 206,636 Investment income received 987,766 1,475,264 Increase in available-for-sale investments (987,766) (1,310,298) Net cash (used in)/generated from investing activities (73,405) 214,170

Cash Flow from Financing Activities: Operating grants received from Singapore Government for capital 192,010 152,135 purposes Publication sales for capital item 7,500 — Funds on specific projects for capital item 1,498 — Return of balance to Accountant-General — (4,066) Operating grants received 8,910,630 10,511,338 Net cash generated from financing activities 9,111,638 10,659,407

Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (2,242,834) 89,143 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 9,989,590 9,900,447 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year (Note 11) 7,746,756 9,989,590

The annexed notes form an integral part of and should be read in conjunction with these financial statements.

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15 AFinancialSt p95-141.indd 107 6/26/08 5:53:45 PM Notes to the Financial Statements

1 GENERAL INFORMATION The financial statements of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (“the Institute”) for the year ended 31 March 2008 were authorised for issue in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Trustees on the date of the statement by the Board of Trustees.

The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (“the Institute”) was established in the Republic of Singapore under the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Act, 1968.

The Institute is located at 30 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Pasir Panjang, Singapore 119614.

The principal activities of the Institute are to promote research on Southeast Asia.

2(a) BASIS OF PREPARATION Pursuant to the Accounting Standards Act 2007 which came into effect on 1 November 2007, statutory boards are required to prepare and present their financial statements in compliance with the accounting standards established by the Accountant-General, known as the Statutory Board Financial Reporting Standards (“SB-FRS”). Hence, these financial statements, including the comparative figures, have been prepared in accordance with SB-FRS. The SB-FRS will have the same effective dates as those previously adopted under Singapore Financial Reporting Standards.

Previously, the Institute prepared its financial statements in accordance with Singapore Financial Reporting Standards. The adoption of SB-FRS did not have material impact on the accounting policies of the Institute and figures presented in the financial statements for the financial year ended 31 March 2008, other than the exemption from disclosure of transactions and balances with other state- controlled entities previously required under Singapore Financial Reporting Standard 24 — Related Party Disclosure.

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15 AFinancialSt p95-141.indd 108 6/26/08 5:53:51 PM The financial statements of the Institute, which are expressed in Singapore dollars, have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the provision of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Act, Cap 141 (the “Act”) and SB-FRS.

The accounting policies have been consistently applied by the Institute and are consistent with those used in the previous financial year.

Significant accounting estimates and judgements The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with SB-FRS requires the use of judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the financial year. Although these estimates, if any, are based on the Board of Trustees’ best knowledge of current events and actions, actual results may differ from those estimates.

In the process of applying the Institute’s accounting policies which are described in Note 2(d) to the financial statements, the Board of Trustees has made the following judgement that has the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements.

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment Property, plant and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. The Board of Trustees estimates the useful lives of these property, plant and equipment to be within 3 to 50 years. The carrying amount of the Institute’s property, plant and equipment as at 31 March 2008 was $1,747,531 (FY 2006/2007 - $1,732,169). Changes in the expected level of usage could impact the economic useful lives and the residual values of these assets, therefore future depreciation charges could be revised.

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Allowance for bad and doubtful debts The Institute makes allowances for bad and doubtful debts based on an assessment of the recoverability of sundry debtors. Allowances are applied to sundry debtors where events or changes in circumstances indicate that the balances may not be collectible. The identification of bad and doubtful debts requires the use of judgement and estimates. Where the expected outcome is different from the original estimate, such difference will impact carrying value of sundry debtors and doubtful debt expenses in the period in which such estimate has been changed.

2(b) INTERPRETATIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO PUBLISHED STANDARDS EFFECTIVE IN 2007/2008 On 1 April 2007, the Institute adopted the new or amended SB-FRS and Interpretations of SB- FRS (“INT SB-FRS”) that are mandatory for application on their respective dates. Changes to the Institute’s accounting policies have been made as required, in accordance with the relevant transitional provisions in the respective SB-FRS and INT SB-FRS.

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SB-FRS 10 Events After the Balance Sheet Date 1 January 2007 SB-FRS 12 Income Taxes 1 January 2007 SB-FRS 19 Employee Benefits 1 January 2007 SB-FRS 24 Related Party Disclosures 1 January 2007 SB-FRS 40 Investment Property 1 January 2007 SB-FRS 102 Share-based Payment 1 January 2007 SB-FRS 108 Business Combination 1 January 2007 INT SB-FRS 105 Rights to Interest Arising from 1 January 2007 Decommissioning, Restoration and Environmental Rehabilitation Funds INT SB-FRS 108 Scope of SB-FRS 102 — Share-based Payment 1 May 2006 INT SB-FRS 109 Reassessment of Embedded Derivatives 1 June 2006 INT SB-FRS 110 Interim Financial Reporting and Impairment 1 April 2007 INT SB-FRS 111 Group and Treasury Share Transactions 1 April 2007

The adoption of the above SB-FRS and INT SB-FRS did not result in any substantial changes to the Institute’s accounting policies nor any significant impact on these financial statements.

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2(c) SB-FRS AND INT SB-FRS NOT YET EFFECTIVE The Institute has not applied the following SB-FRS and INT SB-FRS that have been issued but not yet effective: No. Title Effective date SB-FRS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements 1 January 2009 SB-FRS 2 Inventories 1 January 2009 SB-FRS 7 Cash Flow Statements 1 January 2009 SB-FRS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates 1 January 2009 and Errors

SB-FRS 19 Employee Benefits 1 January 2009 SB-FRS 33 Earnings Per Share 1 January 2009 SB-FRS 34 Interim Financial Reporting 1 January 2009 SB-FRS 36 Impairment of Assets 1 January 2009 SB-FRS 104 Insurance Contracts — Implementation Guidance 1 January 2009 SB-FRS 105 Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued 1 January 2009 Operations SB-FRS 106 Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources 1 January 2009 SB-FRS 107 Financial Instruments: Disclosures 1 January 2009 SB-FRS 108 Operating Segments 1 January 2009 INT SB-FRS 29 Amendments to Disclosure — Service Concession 1 January 2008 Agreements INT SB-FRS 104 Amendments to Determining whether an Arrangement 1 January 2008 Contains a Lease INT SB-FRS 112 Service Concession Arrangement 1 January 2008 INT SB-FRS 113 Customer Loyalty Programmes 1 July 2008 INT SB-FRS 114 SB-FRS 19 — The Limit on a Defined Benefit Asset 1 January 2008 Minimum Funding Requirements and their Interaction

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15 AFinancialSt p95-141.indd 112 6/26/08 5:54:12 PM The Institute does not anticipate that the adoption of the above SB-FRS and INT SB-FRS in future periods will have a material impact on the financial statements.

2(d) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Property, plant and equipment and depreciation Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses, if any. Depreciation is computed utilising the straight-line method to write off the cost of these assets over their estimated useful lives as follows:

Computer items/computerisation 3 years Office equipment and machinery 5 years Electrical fittings 5 years Furniture and fixtures 5 years Motor vehicles 10 years Improvements to office building 50 years

The cost of property, plant and equipment includes expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition of the items. Dismantlement, removal or restoration costs are included as part of the cost of property, plant and equipment if the obligation for dismantlement, removal or restoration is incurred as a consequence of acquiring or using the asset. Cost may also include transfers from equity of any gains/ losses on qualifying cash flow hedges of foreign currency purchases of property, plant and equipment.

Expenditure for additions, improvements and renewals are capitalised and expenditure for maintenance and repairs are charged to the income and expenditure statement. When assets are sold or retired, their cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the financial statements and any gains or losses resulting from their disposals are included in the statement of income and expenditure.

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15 AFinancialSt p95-141.indd 113 6/26/08 5:54:17 PM Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

The residual values and useful lives of property, plant and equipment are reviewed and adjusted as appropriate at each balance sheet date. The useful life and depreciation method are reviewed at each financial year-end to ensure that the method and period of depreciation are consistent with previous estimates and the expected pattern of consumption of the future economic benefits embodied in the terms of property, plant and equipment.

For acquisitions and disposals during the financial year, depreciation is provided from the year of acquisition and no depreciation is provided in the year of disposal respectively. Fully depreciated property, plant and equipment are retained in the books of accounts until they are no longer in use.

Property, plant and equipment costing less than $1,000 each are charged to the statement of income and expenditure.

Any furniture bought before 1 April 1987 has been treated as written off.

Grants Government grants and contributions from other organisations utilised for the purchase of property, plant and equipment are taken to Deferred Capital Grants Account. Deferred grants are recognised in the income and expenditure statement over the periods necessary to match the depreciation of the property, plant and equipment purchased with the related grants.

Government grants to meet current year’s operating expenses are recognised as income in the same year. Government grants are accounted for on the accrual basis.

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15 AFinancialSt p95-141.indd 114 6/26/08 5:54:22 PM Fund accounting In order to ensure observance of limitations and restrictions placed on the use of the resources available to the Institute, the financial statements of the Institute are maintained substantially in accordance with the principles of “fund accounting”. This is the procedure by which resources for various purposes are classified for accounting and reporting purposes into funds that are in accordance with activities or objectives specified.

General Fund and Other Funds There are two categories of funds in the financial statements of the Institute, namely General Fund and Other Funds. Income and expenditure of the main activities of the Institute are accounted for in the General Fund. Other Funds are set up for specific purposes. Income and expenditure of these specific activities are accounted for in Other Funds to which they relate.

Assets related to these funds are pooled in the balance sheet.

Financial assets Financial assets, other than hedging instruments, can be divided into the following categories: financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, held-to-maturity investments, loans and receivables and available-for-sale financial assets. Financial assets are assigned to the different categories by the Board of Trustees on initial recognition, depending on the purpose for which the investments were acquired. The designation of financial assets is re-evaluated and classification may be changed at the reporting date with the exception that the designation of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss is not revocable.

All financial assets are recognised on their trade date — the date on which the Institute commits to purchase or sell the asset. Financial assets are initially recognised at fair value, plus directly attributable

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transaction costs except for financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, which are recognised at fair value.

Derecognition of financial instruments occurs when the rights to receive cash flows from the investments expire or are transferred and substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred. An assessment for impairment is undertaken at least at each balance sheet date whether or not there is objective evidence that a financial asset or a group of financial assets is impaired.

As at 31 March 2008, the Institute carries loans and receivables and available-for-sale investments on its balance sheet date.

Loans and receivables Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. They arise when the Institute provides money, goods or services directly to a debtor with no intention of trading the receivables. They are included in current assets, except for maturities greater than 12 months after the balance sheet date. These are classified as non- current assets, if any.

Loans and receivables, if any, are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. Any reversal shall not result in a carrying amount that exceeds what the amortised cost would have been had any impairment loss not been recognised at the date of impairment is reversed. Any reversal is recognised in the statement of income and expenditure.

Receivables are provided against when there is objective evidence that the Institute will not be able to collect all amounts due to it in accordance with the original terms of the receivables. The amount of

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15 AFinancialSt p95-141.indd 116 6/26/08 5:54:33 PM the write-down is determined as the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows.

Loans and receivables are included in sundry debtors, deposit and prepayments in the balance sheet.

Available-for-sale investments Available-for-sale investments include non-derivative financial assets that do not qualify for inclusion in any other categories of financial assets. They are included in non-current assets unless the management intends to dispose of the investment within 12 months of the balance sheet date.

All financial assets within this category are subsequently measured at fair value with changes in value recognised in equity, net of any effects arising from income taxes, until the financial assets is disposed of or is determined to be impaired, at which time the cumulative gains or losses previously recognised in equity is included in the statement of income and expenditure for the period.

When a decline in the fair value of available-for sale investments has been recognised directly in equity and there is objective evidence that the asset is impaired, the cumulative loss that had been recognised directly in equity shall be removed from the equity and recognised in the statement of income and expenditure even though the financial asset has not been derecognised.

The amount of the cumulative loss that is removed from equity and recognised in the statement of income and expenditure shall be the difference between the acquisition cost (net of any principal repayment and amortisation) and current fair value, less any impairment loss on that financial asset previously in the statement of income and expenditure.

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Impairment losses recognised in the statement of income and expenditure for equity statement for equity investment classified as available-for-sale are not subsequently reversed through statement of income and expenditure.

Available-for-sale investments comprise investment funds managed by fund managers.

Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand, bank balances and bank deposits with a short maturity of three months or less.

Financial liabilities The Institute’s financial liabilities include trade and other payables.

Financial liabilities are recognised when the Institute becomes a party to the contractual agreements of the instrument. All interest-related charges, if any, are recognised as an expense in “finance cost” in the statement of income and expenditure.

Trade and other payables are initially measured at fair value, and subsequently measured at amortised cost, using the effective interest method.

Leases Operating leases Leases of assets in which a significant portion of the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases.

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15 AFinancialSt p95-141.indd 118 6/26/08 5:54:43 PM Rentals on operating leases are charged to the statement of income and expenditure on a straight- line basis over the lease term. Lease incentives, if any, are recognised as an integral part of the net consideration agreed for the use of the leased asset. Penalty payments on early termination, if any, are recognised in the income statement when incurred.

Provisions Provisions are recognised when the Institute has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

The Board of Trustees reviews the provisions annually and where in their opinion, the provision is inadequate or excessive, due adjustment is made.

If the effect of the time value of money is material, provisions are discounted using a current pre-tax rate that reflects, where appropriate, the risks specific to the liability. Where discounting is used, the increase in the provision due to the passage of time is recognised as finance costs.

Employee benefits Pension obligations The Institute contributes to the Central Provident Fund (“CPF”), a defined contribution plan regulated and managed by the Government of Singapore, which applies to the majority of the employees. The Institute’s contributions to CPF are charged to the statement of income and expenditure in the period to which the contributions relate.

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Employee leave entitlements Employee entitlements to annual leave are recognised when they accrue to employees. Accrual is made for the unconsumed leave as a result of services rendered by employees up to the balance sheet date.

Impairment of non-financial assets The carrying amounts of the Institute’s non-financial assets subject to impairment are reviewed at each balance sheet date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists, the asset’s recoverable amount is estimated. If it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of the individual asset, then the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the assets belongs will be identified.

An impairment loss is only reversed to the extent that the asset’s carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation or amortisation, if no impairment loss had been recognised. All reversals of impairment are recognised in the statement of income and expenditure.

Functional and presentation currency Items included in the financial statements of the Institute are measured using the currency that best reflects the economic substance of the underlying events and circumstances relevant to the Institute (“the functional currency”). The financial statements of the Institute are presented in Singapore dollars, which is also the functional currency of the Institute.

Conversion of foreign currencies Transactions in foreign currencies are measured in Singapore dollars and recorded at exchange rates closely approximating those ruling at transaction dates. Foreign currency denominated monetary

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15 AFinancialSt p95-141.indd 120 6/26/08 5:54:54 PM assets and liabilities are measured using the exchange rates ruling at balance sheet date. Non- monetary denominated assets and liabilities are measured using the exchange rates ruling at the transaction dates. All resultant exchange differences are dealt with through the statement of income and expenditure, except for those related to project funds as disclosed in Note 5.

Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using exchange rates as of the dates of the initial transactions. Non-monetary items measured at fair value in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rate as at the date when the fair value was determined.

Financial instruments Financial instruments carried on the balance sheet include cash and cash equivalents, financial assets and financial liabilities. The particular recognition methods adopted are disclosed in the individual policy statements associated with each item. These instruments are recognised when contracted for.

Disclosures on financial risk management objectives and policies are provided in Note 23.

3(a) GENERAL FUND Accumulated surplus — General Fund is an accumulation of surplus over the years from the unspent government grant and other income generated. Aside from the two months of working capital to be set aside, the Institute may use it when the need arises with the approval of the Ministry of Education.

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3(b) OTHER FUNDS — OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE

ISEAS Research Kernial Singh Sandhu ISEAS Consolidated Fellowships Memorial Fund Endownment Fund Total FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 2007/2008 2006/2007 2007/2008 2006/2007 2007/2008 2006/2007 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Operating income Interest income (Note 21) 9,184 10,476 5,363 7,833 76,802 145,375 91,349 163,684 Donations/contributions Received 221,317 471,695 — — — — 221,317 471,695 Receivable 175,891 136,388 — — — — 175,891 136,388 Investment income (Note 4, 22) 43,238 65,329 37,699 56,883 719,340 1,116,230 800,277 1,238,442 Total operating income 449,630 683,888 43,062 64,716 796,142 1,261,605 1,288,834 2,010,209

Operating expenditure Stipend 349,969 438,984 — — — — 349,969 438,984 Housing subsidy 66,400 92,867 — — — — 66,400 92,867 Research travel expenses 7,682 2,904 — — — — 7,682 2,904 Supplies 3,725 2,833 5,275 5,840 — — 9,000 8,673 Total operating expenditure 427,776 537,588 5,275 5,840 — — 433,051 543,428 Operating surplus 21,854 146,300 37,787 58,876 796,142 1,261,605 855,783 1,466,781

Accumulated surplus Add: Balance as at 1 April 776,485 630,185 438,023 379,147 1,261,605 — 2,476,113 1,009,332 Balance as at 31 March 798,339 776,485 475,810 438,023 2,057,747 1,261,605 3,331,896 2,476,113

In FY 2006/2007, arising from the consolidation of funds, the ISEAS Research Fellowships Fund was merged with the Accumulated Surplus — Other Funds. In addition, surplus/deficit from ISEAS Consolidated Endowment Fund and Kernial Singh Memorial Fund are also allocated to the Accumulated Surplus — Other Funds. The surplus/deficit from ISEAS Consolidated Endowment Fund and Kernial Singh Memorial Fund are not allocated back to the principal funds.

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ISEAS Research Kernial Singh Sandhu ISEAS Consolidated Fellowships Memorial Fund Endownment Fund Total FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 2007/2008 2006/2007 2007/2008 2006/2007 2007/2008 2006/2007 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Operating income Interest income (Note 21) 9,184 10,476 5,363 7,833 76,802 145,375 91,349 163,684 Donations/contributions Received 221,317 471,695 — — — — 221,317 471,695 Receivable 175,891 136,388 — — — — 175,891 136,388 Investment income (Note 4, 22) 43,238 65,329 37,699 56,883 719,340 1,116,230 800,277 1,238,442 Total operating income 449,630 683,888 43,062 64,716 796,142 1,261,605 1,288,834 2,010,209

Operating expenditure Stipend 349,969 438,984 — — — — 349,969 438,984 Housing subsidy 66,400 92,867 — — — — 66,400 92,867 Research travel expenses 7,682 2,904 — — — — 7,682 2,904 Supplies 3,725 2,833 5,275 5,840 — — 9,000 8,673 Total operating expenditure 427,776 537,588 5,275 5,840 — — 433,051 543,428 Operating surplus 21,854 146,300 37,787 58,876 796,142 1,261,605 855,783 1,466,781

Accumulated surplus Add: Balance as at 1 April 776,485 630,185 438,023 379,147 1,261,605 — 2,476,113 1,009,332 Balance as at 31 March 798,339 776,485 475,810 438,023 2,057,747 1,261,605 3,331,896 2,476,113

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4 ISEAS CONSOLIDATED ENDOWMENT FUND Income earned from the investment of ISEAS Consolidated Endowment Fund supports the Institute’s research fellowships. It also provides funds for the continuation of programmes of research and publications on international and regional economics issues.

Research Programmes Endowment Fund Trust Special Projects Fund Total FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 2007/2008 2006/2007 2007/2008 2006/2007 2007/2008 2006/2007 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Balance as at 1 April 1,160,000 1,160,000) 4,343,960 4,343,960 12,774,218 12,774,218 18,278,178 18,278,178) Interest income (Note 21) — — — — 76,802 145,375 76,802 145,375 Investment income (Note 22) 43,238 65,329 161,918 244,647 557,422 871,583 762,578 1,181,559 Transfer to Accumulated Surplus — Other Funds (Note 3(b)) # (43,238) (65,329) (161,918) (244,647) (634,224) (1,016,958) (839,380) (1,326,934) Balance as at 31 March ## 1,160,000 1,160,000 4,343,960 4,343,960 12,774,218 12,774,218 18,278,178 18,278,178

The ISEAS Consolidated Endowment Fund was placed in the Fund Management portfolio with Schroder Investment (Singapore) Ltd for 3 years from 1 August 2005. Assets relating to the unutilised balance of the ISEAS Consolidated Endowment Fund are pooled in the balance sheet. # Income of Endowment Fund, Research Programmes Trust and Special Projects Fund are allocated to Accumulated Surplus — Other Funds ## The principal sums of the Endowment Fund, Research Programmes Trust and Special Projects Fund are merged into the ISEAS Consolidated Endowment Fund

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Balance as at 1 April 1,160,000 1,160,000) 4,343,960 4,343,960 12,774,218 12,774,218 18,278,178 18,278,178) Interest income (Note 21) — — — — 76,802 145,375 76,802 145,375 Investment income (Note 22) 43,238 65,329 161,918 244,647 557,422 871,583 762,578 1,181,559 Transfer to Accumulated Surplus — Other Funds (Note 3(b)) # (43,238) (65,329) (161,918) (244,647) (634,224) (1,016,958) (839,380) (1,326,934) Balance as at 31 March ## 1,160,000 1,160,000 4,343,960 4,343,960 12,774,218 12,774,218 18,278,178 18,278,178

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5 SPECIFIC PROJECTS FUND Specific projects are on-going projects of research and seminars supported by grants received from foundations, agencies and other similar organisations. FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 $ $

Balance as at 1 April 13,793,515 13,890,379 Donations/research grants/contributions/seminar registration 1,036,168 1,242,680 fees received Donations/contributions/seminar registration fees receivable 761,286 346,174 Interest income (Note 21) 12,006 20,698 Interest income — Research Programmes Trust (Note 21) 6,721 10,346 (Deficit)/surplus on photo-copying account/computer facilities (7,147) 4,714 Investment income (Note 22) 89,458 133,035 Investment income — Research Programmes Trust (Note 22) 98,031 103,787 Miscellaneous receipts 2,129 5,411 Publications and journals (non-government grant) 83,263 99,799 2,081,915 1,966,644 15,875,430 15,857,023 Expenditure during the year (Note 6) (3,210,968) (2,063,508) Transfer from general fund for ISEAS 40th Anniversary Gala 200,000 — Dinner Transfer to deferred capital grant (Note 13) (1,498) — Balance as at 31 March 12,862,964 13,793,515

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15 AFinancialSt p95-141.indd 126 6/26/08 5:55:26 PM 6 SPECIFIC PROJECTS EXPENDITURE FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 Note $ $ Expenditure on manpower/research stipend — Salaries, bonuses and related expenses 1,124,300 762,030 — CPF contributions 2,778 2,078 Advertisement 1,380 1,200 Audit fees 1,260 1,260 Entertainment expenses 1,546 1,004 Housing subsidy 100,732 37,042 Library acquisitions 100,027 — Medical benefits 97 30 New furniture & equipment 873 — Office stationery 1,367 926 Postage 29,952 21,682 Printing 190,015 162,722 Projected Management 1,500 — Research travels/honoraria/expenses 559,102 383,187 Scholarship 89,696 152,193 Seminars, conferences, roundtables and workshops 958,704 482,347 Telecommunications 726 387 Transport expenses 2,037 1,104 Tax on foreign speakers 2,081 1,055 Refund of unspent grant 22,600 — Miscellaneous expenses 195 19 Grant for Publications Unit 20,000 53,242 5 3,210,968 2,063,508

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7 KERNIAL SINGH SANDHU MEMORIAL FUND This memorial fund is initiated to commemorate the past achievements of the Institute’s late director, Professor K.S. Sandhu and the usage of the fund will be in accordance with the work of the Institute. From FY 1994/1995, income and expenditure of this fund is accounted for in the statement of income and expenditure — Other Funds (see Note 3(b)).

8 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT Computer Improvements Computer equipment Electrical Furniture to office Items/ and Electrical and Motor building computerisation machinery fittings fixtures vehicles Total $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Cost As at 1 April 2006 1,677,305 5,409,272 356,287 147,739 112,976 249,169 7,952,748 Additions — 117,035 20,215 14,885 — — 152,135 Disposals — (25,364) (5,389) — (965) — (31,718) As at 31 March 2007 1,677,305 5,500,943 371,113 162,624 112,011 249,169 8,073,165 Additions — 184,504 6,928 — 9,576 — 201,008 Disposals — (261,391) (8,733) — — — (270,124) As at 31 March 2008 1,677,305 5,424,056 369,308 162,624 121,587 249,169 8,004,049

Accumulated depreciation As at 1 April 2006 171,962 5,330,104 320,549 147,739 108,556 91,204 6,170,114 Charge for the year 33,546 117,572 22,654 2,977 1,895 23,956 202,600 Disposals — (25,364) (5,389) — (965) — (31,718) As at 31 March 2007 205,508 5,422,312 337,814 150,716 109,486 115,160 6,340,996 Charge for the year 33,546 101,121 20,566 2,977 3,480 23,956 185,646 Disposals — (261,391) (8,733) — — — (270,124) As at 31 March 2008 239,054 5,262,042 349,647 153,693 112,966 139,116 6,256,518

Net book value As at 31 March 2008 1,438,251 162,014 19,661 8,931 8,621 110,053 1,747,531

As at 31 March 2007 1,471,797 78,631 33,299 11,908 2,525 134,009 1,732,169

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15 AFinancialSt p95-141.indd 128 6/26/08 5:55:38 PM Computer Improvements Computer equipment Electrical Furniture to office Items/ and Electrical and Motor building computerisation machinery fittings fixtures vehicles Total $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Cost As at 1 April 2006 1,677,305 5,409,272 356,287 147,739 112,976 249,169 7,952,748 Additions — 117,035 20,215 14,885 — — 152,135 Disposals — (25,364) (5,389) — (965) — (31,718) As at 31 March 2007 1,677,305 5,500,943 371,113 162,624 112,011 249,169 8,073,165 Additions — 184,504 6,928 — 9,576 — 201,008 Disposals — (261,391) (8,733) — — — (270,124) As at 31 March 2008 1,677,305 5,424,056 369,308 162,624 121,587 249,169 8,004,049

Accumulated depreciation As at 1 April 2006 171,962 5,330,104 320,549 147,739 108,556 91,204 6,170,114 Charge for the year 33,546 117,572 22,654 2,977 1,895 23,956 202,600 Disposals — (25,364) (5,389) — (965) — (31,718) As at 31 March 2007 205,508 5,422,312 337,814 150,716 109,486 115,160 6,340,996 Charge for the year 33,546 101,121 20,566 2,977 3,480 23,956 185,646 Disposals — (261,391) (8,733) — — — (270,124) As at 31 March 2008 239,054 5,262,042 349,647 153,693 112,966 139,116 6,256,518

Net book value As at 31 March 2008 1,438,251 162,014 19,661 8,931 8,621 110,053 1,747,531

As at 31 March 2007 1,471,797 78,631 33,299 11,908 2,525 134,009 1,732,169

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9 AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE INVESTMENTS Schroder Investment Management (Singapore) Ltd was re-appointed to invest and manage funds of $26,500,000 on behalf of the Institute for a period of 3 years commencing 1 August 2005.

The investment objective is for the preservation of capital sum with a performance benchmark of 3 months SIBOR + 2.5%. FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 $ $

Balance at 1 April 29,533,015 26,766,939 Income for the year 987,766 1,310,298 Changes in fair value charged to fair value reserve 650,868 1,455,778 Balance as at 31 March 31,171,649 29,533,015

Represented by:

FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 $ $

Investments in unit trusts 29,520,239 25,108,661 Financial derivatives 98,411 (5,581) Cash and cash equivalents 1,552,999 4,429,935 31,171,649 29,533,015

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15 AFinancialSt p95-141.indd 130 6/26/08 5:55:49 PM 10 SUNDRY DEBTORS, DEPOSITS AND PREPAYMENTS FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 $ $

Sundry debtors 519,180 746,865 Impairment on sundry debtors (12,907) (16,407) Net sundry debtors 506,273 730,458 Operating grants receivable 2,187,363 — Amount due from Ministry of Trade and Industry 650,000 — Deposits 7,690 5,040 Prepayments 262,317 165,231 Interest receivable 6,295 11,954 3,619,938 912,683

11 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash and bank balances and fixed deposits. Cash and cash equivalents included in the statement of cash flows comprise the following balance sheet amounts:

FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 $ $

Cash and bank balances 2,966,756 2,159,590 Fixed deposits 4,780,000 7,830,000 7,746,756 9,989,590

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The fixed deposits have an average maturity of 3 months (FY 2006/2007 — 3 months) from the end of the financial year with interest rates ranging from 1.0% to 2.75% (FY 2006/2007 — 1.60% to 2.75%) per annum.

12 SUNDRY CREDITORS AND ACCRUALS FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 $ $

Amount to be refunded to Ministry of Trade and Industry 750,000 — Deposits received 6,037 4,938 Sundry creditors 4,216 4,316 Accrued operating expenses 1,811,762 824,639 Deferred subscription income 47,819 61,788 2,619,834 895,681

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15 AFinancialSt p95-141.indd 132 6/26/08 5:56:00 PM 13 DEFERRED CAPITAL GRANTS FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 $ $

Balance as at 1 April 1,732,169 1,782,634 Transfer from operating grants (Note 19) 192,010 152,135 Transfer from Specific Projects (Note 5) 1,498 — Transfer from publication sales (Note 14) 7,500 — 1,933,177 1,934,769 Grants taken to statement of income and expenditure to match depreciation of property, plant and equipment (185,646) (202,600) Balance as at 31 March 1,747,531 1,732,169

14 PUBLICATION SALES (NET)

FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 $ $

Publication sales 1,018,518 816,275 Production and direct costs (939,392) (827,602) 79,126 (11,327) Bad and doubtful debts (2,285) (13,713) Transfer to deferred capital grants (Note 13) (7,500) — 69,341 (25,040)

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15 OPERATING EXPENDITURE — GENERAL FUND FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 $ $

Expenditure on manpower Research staff — Salaries, bonuses and related expenses 1,970,761 1,804,588 — CPF contributions 68,906 46,304 Non-Research staff — Salaries, bonuses and related expenses 3,966,983 3,324,499 — CPF contributions 278,307 226,273 6,284,957 5,401,664

Other operating expenditure Research Housing subsidy 134,166 131,276 Research vote 530,137 570,622 Seminars and workshops 54,835 49,723 Special conferences and meetings 41,532 9,968 Singapore APEC Study Centre 5,764 7,586 Scholarship fund 53,952 69,142 Education allowance — 32,525 Counterpart Fund/I-Net 19,528 37,800 839,914 908,642

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15 AFinancialSt p95-141.indd 134 6/26/08 5:56:10 PM FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 $ $ Institutional Advertising 4,977 — Audit fees 13,737 12,443 Entertainment expenses 6,677 3,281 Insurance 14,682 19,885 Maintenance of premises 52,345 203,934 Cleaning of premises 70,673 70,150 Fire alarm system 17,107 21,951 Landscape 6,655 10,262 Security 44,730 41,002 Maintenance of equipment 58,187 194,242 Maintenance of air-con 164,601 212,062 Maintenance of vehicles 18,663 16,982 Medical/dental benefits 34,449 45,011 Miscellaneous expenses 6,504 8,645 New furniture and equipment expensed off 6,933 5,297 Office stationery 37,519 31,604 Postage 4,689 4,869 Printing 12,276 12,839 Public utilities 336,731 327,968 Rental of premises 2,668,524 2,412,793 Staff training 8,660 2,510 Staff welfare 10,033 10,546 Telecommunications 78,951 83,522 Transport expenses 1,810 1,873 Board of Trustees expenses 6,313 761 International Advisory Panel 21,050 18,550 Stamp duty — 20,078 3,707,476 3,793,060

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FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 $ $

Library Library acquisitions 324,042 331,632

Computer unit Computer unit acquisitions 41,864 52,958 Total 11,198,253 10,487,956

16 KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 $ $

Short-term benefits 1,568,454 1,227,651

17 INTEREST INCOME FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 $ $

Interest from operating grant (Note 21) 16,154 11,908

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15 AFinancialSt p95-141.indd 136 6/26/08 5:56:21 PM 18 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 $ $

Administrative fee 1,500 1,200 Rental of office space 3,000 4,400 Car park fees 10,420 9,307 14,920 14,907

19 OPERATING GRANTS The operating grants received from the Singapore Government since the inception of the Institute are as follows:

FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 $ $

Balance as at 1 April 178,950,468 168,439,130 Add: Operating grants received/receivable during the year 11,290,003 10,663,473 Less: Transfer to deferred capital grants (Note 13) (192,010) (152,135) 11,097,993 10,511,338 Balance as at 31 March 190,048,461 178,950,468

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20 OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS At balance sheet date, the Institute was committed to making the following lease rental payments under non-cancellable operating leases for office:

FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 $ $

Not later than one year 2,685,255 2,635,063 Later than one year and not later than five years 2,475,920 5,064,705 Later than five years — —

The leases on the Institute’s office on which rentals are payable will expire on 2 March 2010 and the current rent payable on the lease is $223,771 per month.

21 INTEREST INCOME FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 $ $

General Fund (Note 17) 16,154 11,908 ISEAS Consolidated Endowment Fund (Note 3(b), 4) — Special Projects Fund 76,802 145,375 ISEAS Research Fellowships (Note 3(b)) 9,184 10,476 Kernial Singh Sandhu Memorial Fund (Note 3(b)) 5,363 7,833 Specific Projects Fund (Note 5) 12,006 20,698 Specific Projects Fund — Research Programmes Trust (Note 5) 6,721 10,346 126,230 206,636

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15 AFinancialSt p95-141.indd 138 6/26/08 5:56:32 PM 22 INVESTMENT INCOME FY FY 2007/2008 2006/2007 $ $

ISEAS Consolidated Endowment Fund (Note 4) — Endowment Fund 43,238 65,329 — Research Programmes Trust 161,918 244,647 — Special Projects Fund 557,422 871,583 762,578 1,181,559 Kernial Singh Sandhu Memorial Fund (Note 3(b)) 37,699 56,883 Specific Projects Fund (Note 5) 89,458 133,035 Specific Projects Fund — Research Programmes Trust (Note 5) 98,031 103,787 987,766 1,475,264

On 1 August 2005, Schroder Investment Management (Singapore) Ltd was re-appointed to invest and manage funds of $26,500,000.

23 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES 23.1 Financial risk factors The main risks arising from the Institute’s financial instruments are foreign currency risk, interest rate risk, price risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. The Board of Trustees reviews and agrees for managing each of these risks and they are summarised below:

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23.2 Market risk 23.2.1 Currency risk Currency risk is the risk that the value of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in foreign exchange rates.

The Institute has exposure to fluctuations in foreign exchange rate primarily as a result of currency deposits and transactions denominated in foreign currencies. The Institute has foreign exchange rate risk exposure mainly in United States dollars. Transaction risk is calculated in each foreign currency and includes foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities. The Institute does not use derivative financial instruments to hedge such risk.

23.2.2 Cash flow and fair value interest rate risk Cash flow interest rate risk is the risk that future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. Fair value interest rate risk is the risk that the value of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market interest rates.

The Institute’s exposure to movements in market interest rates relates primarily to its fixed deposits and investment funds managed by the fund manager.

23.2.3 Price risk Price risk is the risk that the value of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market prices whether those changes are caused by factors specific to the individual security or its issuer or factors affecting all securities traded in the market.

The Institute holds quoted bonds and investment funds managed by the fund manager, hence, is exposed to movements in market prices.

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15 AFinancialSt p95-141.indd 140 6/26/08 5:56:45 PM 23.3 Credit risk Credit risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument will fail to discharge an obligation and cause the other party to incur a financial loss.

The carrying amount of investment, trade and other receivables, fixed deposits and bank balances represent the Institute’s maximum exposure to credit risk. No other financial assets carry a significant exposure to credit risk. The Institute has no significant concentrations of credit risk. Cash is placed with reputable financial institutions of good standing.

23.4 Liquidity risk Liquidity or funding risk is the risk that an enterprise will encounter difficulty in raising funds to meet commitments associated with financial instruments. Liquidity risk may result from an inability to sell a financial asset quickly at close to its fair value.

The Institute ensures that there are adequate funds to meet all its obligations in a timely and cost- effective manner.

24 FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Fair values The carrying amount of financial assets and liabilities with a maturity of less than one year is assumed to approximate their fair values.

The Institute does not anticipate that the carrying amounts recorded in the balance sheet date would be significantly different from the values that would eventually be received or settled.

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